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A Guide for First-Generation, Working-Class Graduate Students
Lauren Harvey offers advice for those who feel like they’re straddling two worlds: one where they’re unsure they belong and another where their upward mobility is not understood.
New Regulations Will Impact Graduate Enrollment
L. Maren Wood predicts four consequences of the U.S. Department of Education’s efforts to hold institutions accountable for their programs’ costs and alumni career outcomes.
What Leadership Programs Should Offer
Jacob J. Ryder, C. K. Gunsalus, Elizabeth A. Luckman and Nicholas C. Burbules describe the combination of practical tools and principled grounding that is key to creating successful experiences.
Crafting Institutional Statements Amid Conflict
They offer the choice between unity and division while underlining the responsibility of administrators to uphold core values and foster inclusivity, writes La’Nita Johnson.
What’s Your Professional Hero’s Journey?
Linda Louie describes how to tell a great career story to potential employers and others in the midst of trying to make a pivot.
Creating Community Among Grad Students
Based on their experiences as student organizers, Ryan S. C. Wong and Bayleigh Smith offer recommendations to both institutions and students about effective approaches.
Can Scholar Leadership Rescue Academia From Obsolescence?
Fatimah Williams details how cultivating leadership among faculty not only leads to individual and institutional success but also ensures higher ed makes a positive societal impact.
Credit Where Credit Is Due
David Galef explores the true motives of students asking for extra credit and the results of instructors giving it.