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President’s Letter: Why Mentoring Matters
mentor (noun): a trusted counselor or guide As a newly…
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Are You Working to Live or Living to Work? Achieving a Healthy Work-Life Balance
According to a recent Gartner study, just over 10 percent…
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Advice For Working with Under-Resourced Students from Someone Who’s Been There
It is no secret that the cost of higher education…
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Letters of Recommendation: A Global Overview
High school teachers and counselors in the United States are…
- Homeschooled Students
Considerations for Working with Homeschoolers
Will the swell of pandemic homeschooling result in more families…
- Graduate & Professional School Advising
Deconstructing Technical Statements of Purpose for Engineering Programs
For every engineering graduate program in the United States and…
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Rediscovering My Professional Worth at the 51³Ô¹Ï Summer Institute
Though it was more than a decade ago, I clearly…
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Decoding the CSS Profile
Do your client families ever ask you questions about the…
- Ethics & Best Practices
Strategic Plan Update
Over the past six months, the 51³Ô¹Ï Strategic Planning Committee,…
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Returning to In-Person Conferences and College Visits
In September 2021, I was fortunate to attend the NACAC…
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The Power of Pro Bono and the Hidden Benefits of Volunteering
51³Ô¹Ï estimates that more than 95 percent of its members…
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Delegate or Die: Two Easy Tips on Hiring in a Tight Labor Market
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