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Report Emphasizes the Importance of Professional Social Capital

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“We saw evidence that relationships were critical to fill in that missing variable to the completion and economic advancement equation,” said Michael Collins, JFF vice president and leader of JFF’s Center for Racial Economic Equity. “We The report also notes requiring ongoing career advisement and formalizing the mentorship experience.

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Bridging the Gap From Education to Employment

The University Innovation Alliance

A Playbook for Transforming College-to-Career. College to Career. Career preparation is a core objective of a university education. Career services offices, like higher education more broadly, have struggled with access and opportunity issues for first-generation and low-income students. Thu, 09/08/2022 - 06:00.

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Is Your Institution ‘Gen P’ Ready?

EAB

Read more: Recommendations on customizing your early alert system to close equity gaps and help more students graduate. It's essential that your messaging is deliberate; click here to explore how to implement equity-based communication strategies. Why Unfinished Learning Is a Lurking Threat to Student Success in the Late 2020s 3.

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A Life of Ministry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After her time at PTC, McManus returned to her alma mater and worked as the coordinator of educational career services and placement. “I believe that everyone has the opportunity to succeed, whatever that success looks like.” By 2000, McManus was ready to relocate to Maryland.

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Can't Stop, Won't Stop

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Whether that was true action statements, donations, or implementing diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) training, everyone was scrambling around, trying to be reactive change agents. We had the opportunity to learn more about the mental capacity of career services and employers in the southern region of the United States.