Starting the Conversation at Home “Go to college”, they told me. “It’s the only way you can get a good, well-paying job.”
Keep ReadingUnbound: What was your role in the education system? Charles: I was a college professor, teaching music history and related classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Unbound: At what type of school did you work? Charles: Over the
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Financial Aid for Service I usually introduce myself by saying that I have a great job because I give away money for a living. It is an oversimplification, but I think most people know that. They smile and nod because they recognize that there is a bit more to Financial
MoreStarting the Conversation at Home “Go to college”, they told me. “It’s the only way you can get a good, well-paying job.” I graduated college in 2007. The economic downturn started right before I graduated. I majored in English, not exactly what most people consider a ‘marketable’ or ‘practical’ degree?
MoreUnbound: What was your role in the education system? Charles: I was a college professor, teaching music history and related classes at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. Unbound: At what type of school did you work? Charles: Over the course of my career, I taught at both public and
MoreUnbound: What is your role in the education system? Laura: I have worked as an undergraduate academic advisor for two and a half years. In this capacity, I help motivated students to identify and pursue ways in which they can take their academic interests to the next level. These ways
MoreDon’t miss the playlist and reading list to accompany this article! “God is in the in-between.” When I first heard this phrase, my mind immediately went to middle school dance chaperones telling kids to “save room for Jesus” when slow dancing (in other words, “Don’t grow up too fast!”). This
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Mental health counselor takes lessons learned from “AIDS Competent Churches and Church Leaders” certification and starts the University of Dubuque’s first official HIV/AIDS education, testing, and counseling program. The following is the second article of a February 7–March 7, 2013, series of reflections from Johnson C. Smith’s first annual HIV
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