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OPINION: Colleges have to do a better job helping students navigate what comes next

The Hechinger Report

These connections can also be made in course catalogs, on department websites and through student seminars. However, there are hundreds of jobs, such as public policy research and advocacy, with which students may not be as familiar. Raise awareness of realistic careers. see College Scorecard ).

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What’s school without grade levels?

The Hechinger Report

Two teachers, known as “academic advisors,” were on call to field questions and ensure everybody stayed on task (the teachers also lead weekly seminars or labs to bolster the computer work). Still, it has been hard enough to schedule just one weekly seminar, he said.

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Speaking Truth to Israel Requires More Than Academic Freedom

Sapiens

In December 2023, I attended an online seminar featuring the anthropologist Ghassan Hage , a leading expert on race and migration. Protecting academic freedom and freedom of expression is crucial—especially given the widespread silencing of Palestinian human rights advocacy. But doing so does not address the full extent of the problem.