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I’m a big advocate of mentorship. Here’s a sample of things I tell college students.

Originally published in the San Diego Union Tribune, April 5, 2022. Education is the path toward upward social mobility. Yet, it is education plus social class that may determine the type of job a person is able to get after … Continue reading

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College leadership must be diverse. Here’s why.

Originally published in the San Diego Union Tribune, November 30, 2021. While the U.S. college student population has become more diverse, college and university leadership has remained primarily White and male. In 2016, according to the American Council of Education, 70 … Continue reading

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Bilingual Employees in Demand

Originally published on LinkedIn June 19, 2019. A recent survey by the  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) found that U.S. employers have an urgent and growing need to hire employees with foreign language skills. Nine out of … Continue reading

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Employer biases that favor some college students over others

Published originally as a LinkedIn article May 23, 2019. We are all biased; it’s part of our human nature. Unconscious or implicit bias is when we make judgments about people or things. Through socialization, we have adopted stereotypes we believe to … Continue reading

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