Higher education has long confused the roles of advisor and coach, when they each serve different but equally necessary roles in helping students succeed both in school and after graduating. …
Redefining Student-Centered Education During a Pandemic
Ross O'Hara | Director of Behavioral Science and Education, Persistence Plus Laura BarnardCreating a student-centered learning experience online means creating outlets for students to voice concerns, offering mental health services in light of increased stressors, and taking care of yourself so you…
In the past decade especially, liberal arts degrees have been discounted as inferior in securing job placement and career readiness. Institutions need to reevaluate their approach to career services’ to…
Coaching Practices in Higher Education: Coaching for Performance and Coaching for Growth
William Johnson | Student Success Navigator, University of North Carolina at Greensboro Alicia SepulvedaThe best and most effective academic coaches are the ones who combine both performance and growth approaches. Outline the goals of your practice to determine which elements of each approach…
Purpose Pathways: Guided Pathways on Purpose
William Johnson | Student Success Navigator, University of North Carolina at GreensboroStudent Growth and Lifelong Learning: It’s Just Not for the “Mature”
William Johnson | Student Success Navigator, University of North Carolina at GreensboroGrowth Year vs Gap Year: The Catalyst for Change
William Johnson | Student Success Navigator, University of North Carolina at GreensboroFinding a Voice: Five Ways to Develop Resilience through Liberal Arts Education and Life
Jose Coll | Fellow, American Council on EducationCommoditization Lessens the Value of Higher Education to Society
Tom Castle | Dean of Adult Programs, Mount Mercy UniversityStrength of Character: The Unique Good of Higher Education
Andrew Roth | President Emeritus, Notre Dame CollegeMy Educational Experiences and Future Plans
Moon Soe | Student, Metropolitan State UniversityHow Higher Education Improved My Life
Virginia Wilson | Student, University of MaineLifelong Learning: The Pursuit of True Happiness
Simon Quattlebaum | Teacher, New Jersey Public Schools
This week, I am picking up from last week’s introduction to President Abraham Lincoln, the Founding Dean of Lifelong Learning. There are some lessons all lifelong learners could glean from…
The Journey of a Reluctant Reader to Becoming an Educator and Artist for Reluctant Readers
Wayne Brinda | Program Director and Assistant Professor of Secondary Education, University of Pittsburgh at Bradford“Reading is about spending time with characters and entering a fictional world and playing with words and living through a story” (Grossman & Sachs, 2007). During the first week of…
Great nations became great, not only because of the nation’s natural resources or leadership, but because they knew how to leverage learning to create industries, wealth, liberty, parity, and improve…
Better Than The Lottery
Heather Grierson | Graduate student (MA Lifelong Learning: Policy and Management), Aarhus University and Universidad de DeustoI sat there staring at my computer screen. I couldn’t take my eyes off the email. The noise, the people around me ceased to exist for just that one moment.…