If I had a time machine I would go back to my junior year in undergrad and have a serious conversation with myself that would go a bit like this: 1. Get more experience before graduation Since you’re not working in the social work field you should do more volunteering. Choose a place where you […]
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I am a native Washingtonian – born and raised. Although I was born years after the civil rights movement, my District of Columbia Public Schools, church, and neighborhood were very segregated. I didn’t have any White, Hispanic, or Caucasian neighbors until I was in my late twenties. Luckily, I had a professional life that offered
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In my opinion good enough is rarely good enough in a professional environment and everyone should strive for excellence. (Notice I said strive for excellence and not perfection. Perfect doesn’t exist.) The list of skills that are valuable and transferable across industries is long. Planning, organization, interpersonal communication and problem-solving skills are at the top
I love PBS – especially the public television station’s educational children’s television shows. I learned “agua”, the Spanish word for water, from Sesame Street. Sesame Street has taught children about divorce, death, and diversity for over three decades. It’s seems completely logical that just a bit of the increase in the numbers of college students
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I receive regular emails and telephones calls from students and job seekers. Some are good. Some…hmmm…not so much. My biggest pet peeve as it relates to this topic are people who send emails that don’t contain enough information for me to make even an educated guess about their skills and abilities. What may be worse
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Many issues are driving the push for education reform and many “experts” have different ideas of what that should entail. Most of the chatter I have heard centers around two key areas – workforce development and college readiness. Last July, President Obama announced the American Graduation Initiative, calling for five million more college graduates by
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