Of the questions that preoccupy incoming college students — financial, scheduling, housing, belonging — advisors report that the choice of major and career path is the most anxiety-inducing. After all, isn’t choosing the right major the ticket to a successful career and life? Unfortunately, most students feel undue pressure to discover the perfect major.
Read More“Seamless Counseling: The Cutting Edge of Access to and Success in Higher Education” will be the topic of CHERE’s May 14 conference at U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut.
Strategies and programs to help high school seniors get into an appropriate higher educational institution, survive the “summer before” and once enrolled, succeed toward graduation. Finding the balance between “seamless counseling” and “seamless enabling.” Community-based and campus-based programs in Connecticut from New London, Hartford and Bridgeport, and a program in Providence, will be featured.
Read MoreDavid Johnston of the Connecticut-based Center for Higher Education Retention Excellence (CHERE) has been selected as a 2013 Angels in Adoption award recipient. The award is given on behalf of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute (CCAI) to those who have demonstrated commitment to improving the lives of children in need of permanent, loving homes.
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More College Graduates are Staying in Connecticut
By nearly every metric, student mental health is worsening.
The American Psychological Association examines what’s happening on campus…
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