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HBCU Students: How to brand yourselves in a global market
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest ... -
3 Reasons Standardized Testing for Colleges is a Bad Idea
IiStandardized testing in K-12 education is a perennial hot button issue. Proponents feel that measuring knowledge in these rigid ways helps lift the entire ... -
A dean’s plea: let students discover knowledge without pressure to impress
Joann McKenna, Bentley University Is today’s competitive environment making high school students pursue a polished resume and not their passion? As a university vice ... -
Why commencement still matters
Ben Keppel, University of Oklahoma We have entered one of the most pleasant rites of spring and summer – commencement season. As a teacher ... -
Is it OK to spank a misbehaving child once in a while?
Ronald W. Pies, SUNY Upstate Medical University Spanking, or, as it’s formally known, “corporal punishment,” has been much in the news of late. Out ... -
3 Ways the Ivy Leagues Are Increasing Campus Diversity
America has a love-hate relationship with its eight Ivy League universities. For the majority, these elite schools are seen as unattainable places, reserved for ... -
Reforming College Debt, Part II: Possible Solutions
There aren’t many people who will dispute the value of a college education. College graduates tend to have higher levels of job satisfaction and ... -
The growing link between intelligence communities and academia
Scott Firsing, Monash University The idea of university professors or students working with the FBI or CIA probably makes you raise your eyebrows. But ... -
Diverse Conversations: Supporting Underserved Populations in Higher Education
The field of higher education has changed completely in the past couple of decades. Unlike before, when only a few talented and intelligent students ... -
3 Ways to Reform College Debt
There aren’t many people who will dispute the value of a college education. College graduates tend to have higher levels of job satisfaction and ...
