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Preparing first-generation college students for their first career job
Originally published on LinkedIn August 7, 2019. A little-discussed reality is that many recent college graduates are underemployed. French sociologist Pierre Bourdieu called this diploma inflation, the disparity between the educational promise and the opportunities the diploma offers. Roughly 43% of college … Continue reading
Rethinking Unpaid Internships
Published originally as a LinkedIn article December 6, 2018. I’ve been waiting for a champion, with a national platform, to speak up against the practice of unpaid internships. I just found her. Newly-elected Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made headlines for tweeting about the need … Continue reading
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