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Educator TipsHow to provide leadership for educational equity
Leadership for educational equity refers to increasing student access through systemic change. It’s an important career goal for anyone who aspires to create more opportunities for historically marginalized students. If...
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Educator Tips
What is student retention, and why does it matter?
Student retention is an important metric of success for universities and students. However, determining how to measure it—and interpreting the results—presents a complex challenge for higher education administrators. Cue Jerome...
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Student Story
College access scholar learns to succeed her own way
Cynthia Diana Villarreal has moved beyond how life is “supposed” to go Cynthia Diana Villarreal embodies the classic idea of the American Dream—a student from a low-income family who, with...
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Education News
Why the top-down governance structures of higher education need revitalizing
Professor Adrianna Kezar on the importance of shared governance in universities.
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Educator Tips
Insider grad school application tips
When it comes to your grad school application, who better to guide you than the people tasked with reading it? Every year, USC Rossier’s admission staff in the Office of...
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Education News
The promise of higher education comes with inconvenient truths
Why we need a national recommitment to public funding of education at all levels.
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Education News
The rise (and fall?) of academic freedom
To maintain academic freedom in higher education, we need to preserve our core value.
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Educator Tips
Seven insider tips about strategic enrollment management
Strategic enrollment management in education has become an increasingly complex job. As a result, more schools need professionals with the right skills to navigate changing trends. But is it the...
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Student Story
For students of color, a lifeline in navigating PhD admissions
Creation of student-run workshop promises to open up an oft-difficult process
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Education News
PhD vs. EdD in Education: Nine expert tips to help you choose [with infographic]
If you want to elevate your career in education, an advanced degree can open the door to more job opportunities. Many schools offer graduate programs in education, but before you...
