Improving College Readiness

Goldie Blumenstyk praises the organization Beyond 12 which unprepared high school students make the helps unprepared high school students make the transition to a demanding university. Bluymenstyk links to her podcast, which explains the operating principals of Beyond 12, as well as the group's goal to eventually serve one million students.

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After University

Scott Carlson is concerned about job opportunities for new university graduates who do not have work experience.

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Minds Can Remain Plastic

Andrew Koch writes with passion about the moral necessity of helping disadvantaged students, arguing on the basis of the plasticity of the human mind. He draws on both the essay of William James titled "On a Certain Blindness in Human Beings " and on current research conducted by mindset researchers such as Carolyn Dweck.

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First-Generation Students

Marcia Chatelain expresses why first generation college students require additional support .

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