The Blur: When Credit & Workforce Stop Being Separate


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Featured episode - president series #513

The Blur: When Credit & Workforce Stop Being Separate

Dr. Marcia Conston, President, Tidewater Community College

4.9 Million Students Nobody Talks About

Dr. Peter O. Nwosu, President, State University of New York, Oswego

Service With the Community, Not To the Community

Dr. Bonnie Irwin, Chancellor, University of Hawai'i - Hilo

Why Does the President Still Advise Students & Give Campus Tours?

Dr. Cory Homer, President, Sussex County Community College

How To Improve Graduation Rates, Salaries & Employment

Sam Dreyfus, Executive Vice President, ECPI University

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Dr. Rick Gallot, President & CEO, University of Louisiana System

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Dr. Quintin Bullock, President, Community College of Allegheny County

96% Working in Fashion Within 6 Months. 3 Internships Before Graduation. That's LIM

Scott Taylor, Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management & Student Success, LIM College

How Do You Triple Your University Going Rate in a High Poverty Rural District?

Dr. Chris Nesmith, Superintendent, Elma School District

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