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Humane Ingenuity 40: In Sight

Dan Cohen

I’m back from a summer hiatus — perhaps not into the carefree fall I (and you) had hoped for. But with students streaming once again into my library, the beginning of this academic year still has that rejuvenating anticipation of new experiences and encounters — a prompt for all of us to shake out of our complacency, to open ourselves once again to new ways of seeing.

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Remembering 20 years since 9/11

Marcia J. Ballinger, Ph.D.

For those of us old enough to remember, it’s a day frozen in time. September 11, 2001. It’s one of those days that leaves a mark on your soul. You remember what you were doing, where you were and who you were with at the time the news broke that our country was under attack. For all of us, the day was marked with fear, shock and sadness and forever changed the way we view the world.

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Hope Forward: Enabling Free Tuition for Collegewith host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Matt Scogin | Changing Higher Ed Podcast 092

The Change Leader, Inc.

Hope College, a Christian college located in Holland, Michigan, is establishing the innovative Hope Forward program, enabling free tuition for college, which will allow students to graduate debt-free. The first pilot cohort of students is enrolling in the school in Fall 2021. The institution is trying to create this model to free itself from being tied to tuition, build a true learning community, and inculcate the values of giving and generosity in students.

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Your Guide to the Higher Education Enrollment Funnel

Thinking Cap Agency

Enrollment marketing is more competitive than ever, with colleges and universities across the country vying for prospective students. That’s why it’s more important than ever for colleges and universities to approach their marketing strategies with a data-driven and analytical lens to ensure the best possible results and highest number of qualified student inquiries.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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Support for the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021

Community College League of California

HR 1177, the U.S. Citizenship Act of 2021, was introduced by Congresswoman Linda Sánchez to fix a dysfunctional immigration system, expedite family reunification, and facilitate border management. With California Community Colleges Undocumented Student Action Week scheduled for October 18-22, it is important for our colleges to support this bill.

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Welcome back students!

#Deaning

We are excited to welcome you – or welcome you back – to the University of Guelph and to the College of Arts! I’m pleased to let you know that we are looking forward to safe in person activities of all kinds. For your information, I’m sending along some details about how things will look this fall. The University is committed to developing the whole student – to develop the person, scholar and citizen.

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The Tragedy of Human Capital Theory in Higher Education (Glen McGhee*)

Higher Education Inquirer

Related article: The College Dream is Over (Gary Roth) Related article: When College Choice is a Fraud Related article: The Higher Education Assembly Line Related article: Academic Capitalism and the next phase of the College Meltdown Have you ever wondered why US student loan debt has soared past all other debt but mortgages, to more than $1.7 trillion?