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Investing in staff: a key to university internationalisation

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In conversation, one advisor also shared how much empathy they had gained and how their academic advising of international students on campus will be positively impacted. This newfound confidence and firsthand knowledge will translate into more effective advising sessions.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Inside Higher Ed

A liberal arts education is the ultimate preprofessional education; it can prepare you for any career. It took a year for me to make a match, but when I saw an ad for a job as an academic adviser to language and linguistics majors at Georgetown, I immediately knew that I was going to get the job.

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Marquette University Receives $1.25 Million to Bolster Prison Education Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The other schools and groups in the consortium are the Milwaukee School of Engineering, the Milwaukee Area Technical College , Alverno College , University of Wisconsin-Madison , Mount Mary University , Concordia University , Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design , and the Medical College of Wisconsin.

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Summer Sessions Are Integral to Student Success in Higher Education

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Camps ranging in focus from engineering to sports have always been a great way for colleges to build their brand, serve their community, and provide fun and academic opportunities for young people. Standard offerings that arose during this era include: Camps. First-year and bridge programs.

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Work Zones Ahead!

Inside Higher Ed

Work Zones The MCSS, along with various state and national partners, is currently leading three initiatives focused on improving transfer: Strengthening MiHumanities , Strengthening MiWorkforce Pathways and Liberal Arts Pathways From Community Colleges to Independent Institutions.

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Freshman enrollment is up for the first time since 2019

Inside Higher Ed

Amy Kurfist, a higher education senior research adviser at Hanover Research, a market research firm, said that the shift could also indicate that the recruitment techniques colleges and universities adopted during the pandemic may be working. percent and 0.2 percent, respectively. percent.

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Career-readiness initiatives are missing the mark (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Dannels found that in engineering firms, professionals value communicators who can translate technical jargon to nonspecialists, an essential skill given the growth of cross-sector team projects in the field. Additionally, as strong advocates of the liberal arts tradition, we contend that this core strength of U.S.

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