Worldwide, physicians are at the center of the fight against COVID-19. Throughout the United States, academic medical professionals are addressing staffing and supply shortages in the midst of this pandemic.…
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How Student Champions Can Drive an Effective Mobile App Strategy
Jessica Weaver | Student Employee in the First Year Experience Office, Saint Leo UniversityIf you’re not communicating with students on mobile, you’re probably not communicating with students at all. That’s the reality of today’s higher ed campus. Students are tied to their mobile…
I grew up in California. I had ambitions of going to college and majoring in business, but fate and hormones had other plans for me. I ran away from home…
Can Middle College High School Positively Impact the Community College?
Alfreda Ann Reynolds | Doctoral Candidate, Wingate UniversityEmerging from the high school reform attempts within communities were the first early/middle college high schools. The idea of a high school located on a college campus evolved (Cullen, 1988;…
Given the rhetoric around the recent presidential election, many students and parents from other countries are hesitant to send their high school graduates to American universities. Particularly, Middle Eastern students…
SOLDIER: Seven Things I Learned in the Army that Helped Me Succeed in Law School
David Thompson | Communications Outreach Director for Veterans’ Advocates, Washington and Lee UniversityNo doubt about it: Law school is challenging. With the scare stories of 1L, 1L of a Ride, and similar books, a lot of law students work themselves into a…
There were a lot of things that I got wrong or could have done better when I moved from Army Special Operations to law school. I was completely unprepared for…
The Purpose and Perception of Non-Skill College Degrees
Samantha Stauf | Recent Graduate, University of IdahoIt’s a truth, almost universally acknowledged, that a college education arms individuals with the knowledge and credentials to enter highly competitive and economically lucrative fields. Historical figures like Thomas Jefferson and…
The higher education space has undergone a number of significant transformations over the past centuries that have dramatically increased the societal expectation of higher education. The U.S. financial crisis of…
Three Ways Military Experience Benefits Veterans in Higher Ed
James Hinton | Master’s Student, Boise State UniversityI was a non-traditional student in so many different ways. A military veteran, I had come to the decision of obtaining a degree only after more than a decade in…
My college has somewhere around 200 organizations on campus for just under 5000 students. Between Greek organizations, student-run clubs, honor societies and athletics, there’s something for everyone. Part of orientation…
Why I’m Choosing a House Over a Degree
Jackie Lewis | Stewardship Officer, RESOLVE CampaignI often feel like I’m a player in the popular board game, “Life.” I’m at that really fun part where you spin to find out what your life is going…
Many of the contributors to this special issue will point out the economic benefits and wider employment opportunities that a college education brings. Adult learners reap the benefit of higher…
Inter-Departmental Communication Central to Improving the Student Experience
David Godoy | Student, Salt Lake Community CollegeThe following interview is with David Godoy, winner of the 2014 Mary Cone Barrie Scholarship. Godoy is a student in Salt Lake Community College’s manufacturing engineering program and expects to…
The following interview is with Nikki Karakostas, winner of the 2014 Mary Cone Barrie Scholarship. Karakostas is a student at the George Washington University’s (GWU) Law Firm Management program and…
Exit Strategies: Seven Steps to Begin Searching for Jobs Outside the Academy
Ashley Sanders | Doctoral Candidate, Michigan State UniversitySeeing my byline, you might wonder what value might lie in a job-hunting article written by someone still in graduate school. As someone who has reinvented herself from a construction…
As the face of academia changes with the increase of student veterans returning to school, institutions face a challenge that was last addressed after World War II. How can an…
VIDEO | The Higher Ed Revolution Requires Employer Participation
Heather Adams | Director of the UCLA Transfer and Non-Traditional Student Program, UC Los AngelesThis trailer highlights some of the interesting ideas and innovative insights shared by all three speakers at The EvoLLLution Symposium on Higher Education and the Workforce, hosted at Stanford University.…
The following interview is with Ashley Sanders, a doctoral candidate in history at Michigan State University and blogger with GradHacker. Sanders is passionate about the employability of graduate students in…
One-Time Students into Lifetime Ambassadors: The Role of Alumni Relations
Dan Beare | Environmental Professional and Current Events BloggerThese days, now that the stresses of thesis writing, paper marking and final examinations are finished, I find myself looking back on my university experiences. It has almost been a…
In the first installment of this two-part series, Nathan Sable argued that the biggest challenge veteran students face is regaining their sense of service and community. From there, he outlined…
Integrating Student Veterans into the Student Body: Embracing and Engaging
Nicholas Lanier | President of SVA Saint Leo Chapter, Saint Leo UniversityAs a non-traditional student attending a traditional four-year university as a student veteran, my personal journey through academic life has revealed particular issues all student veterans likely face and must…
When veterans leave the military, the two things they quickly find they have lost is their sense of service and their community. These two integral aspects — defining what it…
Flexibility and Responsiveness Critical for Adult Graduate Students
Katie Smith | Emergency Management Associate, IEMThe following interview is with Katie Smith, emergency management associate at IEM. Smith is a graduate of Penn State’s Master’s of Professional Studies in Homeland Security degree program, an online…
The following interview is with Ashley Sanders, a doctoral candidate in history at Michigan State University. Sanders blogs with Gradhacker and has written extensively on the topic of financial literacy…
Prior Learning Assessment and Supportive Campus Environments Central to Veteran Retention
Nathan Sable | Student, The George Washington UniversityThe following interview is with Nathan Sable, a non-traditional student at George Washington University. Sable is a Navy veteran who was deployed four times during his career. After leaving the…
I am a non-traditional student and I hate getting involved at school. It’s a huge inconvenience for me. I have to drive all the way to campus, away from my…
Flexibility and Understanding Critical for Non-Traditional Students
Lori Perkovich | Master's Student, New York UniversityIn the past few years, the purpose of higher education has typically been defined by its economic and workforce outcomes. It’s seen as the best way to produce leaders, critical…
The following interview is with Rajeeth Dev Anand, president of the International Student Association at Michigan State University. The higher education marketplace in the United States alone is extremely saturated…
Higher Education and ROI: The Employment-Education Debate
Dan Beare | Environmental Professional and Current Events BloggerUniversity seniors no longer have jobs lined up after graduation, according to the satirical website The Onion. Instead, they line up for an “excruciating 14-month employment search.”[1] In any good…