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Teaching to Ghosts: How Higher Ed’s Past Haunts Us—and What It Takes to Move On

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Title Image: OpenAI. (2025). Vibrant campus scene with a haunted building and a diverse mix of students, faculty, and staff interacting. DALL·E. https://openai.com/dall-e Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print The Ghosts in the Classroom A professor sits down to design a syllabus. He—or she—imagines a student who is 18-19 years old, lives on campus, attends class […]

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Rethinking ROI: Why the Ultimate Return Depends on More Than Just a Major?

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Demystifying the value of a college degree—and what students and institutions can do to maximize it. Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Print The College Cost Crisis After more than 18 years working in higher education—and managing multi-million dollar budgets along the way—I confidently have a good understanding of how university finances operate (though there’s still a

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Degrees, Jobs, and Realities: Bridging the Gap for Recent Graduates

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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Finding a job after graduation is no easy task. As highlighted in the CNN article, “Degree in Hand, Jobs Out of Reach” (Jaramillo-Plata, 2025), many recent graduates struggle to secure employment despite their degrees, internships, and seemingly strong resumes. While this is a valid concern, attributing the problem primarily to the growing

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Celebrating Resilience in Scholarship at Smaller Institutions

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Facebook Twitter LinkedIn After nearly two decades in higher education and in day 4 of my first career change in 18 ½ years, I find myself reflecting this week on the unique challenges and extraordinary rewards of working in this field. My journey has taken me from the classroom as a faculty member to various

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