Sun.Aug 20, 2023

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Unleashing Economic Opportunity: Honoring the Legacy of the March on Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On the 60th anniversary of the historic March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, we stand at a pivotal moment in history. Inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s powerful "I Have a Dream" speech, we are called to reimagine a future where economic opportunity is accessible to all Americans. Higher education institutions have the power to be catalysts for socioeconomic mobility and drivers of economic policy that creates opportunities for underserved communities.

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How to Make New and Better Friends

Steve Keating

Research shows that as we get older it becomes more difficult to “find” new friends. At least real friends. The kind who you can support and who will support you in return. “Real” friends are defined as those people who you speak to frequently outside of formal settings such as your workplace. People who you have to make in effort to see and talk with are real friends.

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Pub Crawl

The Advisor That Cares

That is a bit misleading… because when I say “pub crawl,” I mean crawling through the publication process. In my typical form, first things first are Google “where can I publish about academic advising,” The first result is this lovely 2013 guide on Exploring Publication Opportunities which adds to the two or three professional journals I always turn to when looking for information.