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Feb. 3, 2025

Beyond Acceptance: Preparing Students for Career Success

When our daughter was accepted to her dream school, we popped champagne and felt like we'd conquered the ultimate parental challenge. Soon enough, reality set in—college acceptance isn't the finish line.  As her college years unfolded, a…

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Jan. 31, 2025

Lessons Learned From The Establishment And Closure Of Union Institute And University

Union Institute & University (UI&U) – Born: 1964, Died: 2024 For sixty years, UI&U engaged, enlightened, and empowered an extremely diverse student population transforming them into scholars, leaders, researchers, and socially-jus…

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Jan. 28, 2025

More Than Dusty Shelves: How Digital Resources Can Revolutionize College Libraries

The 2022 Library Journal College Student Library Usage survey revealed that many students felt they did not accurately understand what resources were available to them through their campus libraries and wished there were more resources to help them …

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Jan. 27, 2025

The Purpose of the University and the Challenge of the Future Workforce

In times of profound social and labor transformations, universities must rethink their role in the contemporary world. Artificial intelligence, digital transformation, and the rapid changes in the labor market are reshaping how we live, work, and le…

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Jan. 20, 2025

Challenging Times Call for Accepting Reality, Shared Leadership, and a Long-Term Lens

As higher education institutions continue to face challenges in our post-pandemic world, one of the most common challenges is related to budget shortfalls and deficits resulting from enrollment declines suffered during the pandemic and now exacerbat…

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Jan. 16, 2025

Technology is Transforming Society, But Not Learning. The Nation Needs A Plan To Fix That.

Over the last few decades, technology has transformed medicine in ways that once seemed unimaginable. Genetic testing, AI-driven diagnostics, and advances in imaging allow doctors to diagnose and treat diseases with precision and personalization.&nb…

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Jan. 14, 2025

Americans reveal the words that make you sound smarter in 2025

Preply surveyed 1,012 Americans about the words that make people sound smarter. Ambiguous, articulate, and exacerbate top the list. The words we choose reflect more than just our personal preferences. They help us convey our messages clearly and ef…

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Jan. 13, 2025

Can You Be a Triangle in a World Full of Circles?

Can You Be a Triangle in a World Full of Circles? Imagine walking into a room where 18 people, including you, are staring at a shape. It’s clearly a triangle—without a doubt, it has three sharp edges and three distinct points. But then,…

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Jan. 8, 2025

Breaking Down Silos: How Academic and Student Affairs Can Work Together for Student Success

In Episode 23 of the EdUp Provost podcast, host Gregor Thuswaldner interviewed Amelia Parnell, President of NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Read an excerpt from the episode here: EdUp Provost: What are some current…

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Jan. 6, 2025

Education to Occupation

It’s Thursday afternoon and I’m about to meet with Lydia, a recent college graduate, who has moved home and feels paralyzed and overwhelmed by the job search process. My 30+ years of professional and educational experience, college admis…

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