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Brown University Launches Revamped and Expanded Career Services Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“In addition to re-imagined career advising, the new center will spur significant growth in support from our extended Brown community of alumni and families. They play a vital role in contributing both their job opportunities and their experiences as mentors, opening new paths for successful lives and careers for our students.”

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Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference

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Blogs Looking to the future of advising: 6 takeaways from the 2023 NACADA conference The academic advising profession faces shrinking budgets, expanding student and administration expectations, and increasing turnover—all of which make it harder for institutions to think strategically about advising structure and staffing to support student success.

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Foundation Awards $116M Grant to LaGuardia Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Comprehensive student support services will also be available, such as career advising, preparation for job interviews, job placement, childcare, and financial literacy training. The collective will include specialized shops, labs, and classrooms for hands-on instruction and training.

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How to Move Latinx Students into High-Paying Jobs

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So, we took a proactive approach and invested in career services. With that in mind, Lonon said DC “took their old advising model, blew it up, and put it back together with double the number of traditional advisors in a student success role, and double their salary to elevate the role.”

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Report: Immigrants Can Help Reduce Labor Shortage, Community Colleges Can Help

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One example included the need for case managers and career navigators to help immigrants navigate education and workforce processes potentially foreign to them. Such advisers can assist in assessing students’ prior experience and education, creating education plans, and connecting students to the right resources, Logo said. job search?"

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6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023

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Large or small, public or private, almost all VPSAs manage between six and seven direct reports, almost always including the director of career services. Most student affairs divisions now own career services. of institutions today have career services reporting to VPSAs. -->.

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The University Innovation Alliance's Three Playbooks for Student Success

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College to Career. Proactive Advising. Between 2016 and 2020, the UIA conducted a randomized control trial study of proactive, predictive analytics-enabled advising for first-generation and Pell-eligible students across 11 campuses. MAAPS demonstrated the value of an accessible, coordinated approach to advising.