That’s a photo of a young woman who inspires me by her ability to fish and to, well, inspire. I wrote about Deidrah Stanchfield earlier this year. https://nedbachus.com/2019/02/20/turning-points-healing-pillars-for-programs-and-for-people/ They used to call the legendary James Brown the “hardest working man in show business,” and Deidrah earns that sort of title in several categories, including but … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Gone Fishin’
TURNING POINTS—The Changing Face (And Focus) of Philanthropy
Earlier this year, we looked at contributions to higher education. Each year, individuals and organizations donate enormous amounts of money to colleges and universities—sometimes with the intention of benefiting nontraditional students. The problem, as Malcolm Gladwell has pointed out https://www.huffpost.com/entry/malcolm-gladwell-revisionist-history_n_578d2c6fe4b0c53d5cfa79e0 is that little of the money gets to the colleges (and cutting edge faculty) who … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—The Changing Face (And Focus) of Philanthropy
TURNING POINTS—Postsecondary Options, Not Stigmas
Last week, we met a young woman whose future lies in higher education. Anysaa El Manfaa is off to a fine liberal arts college after getting a fantastic start at community college. As a community college student and teacher, I saw this kind of story time and time again. It’s cause for honoring and celebrating … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Postsecondary Options, Not Stigmas
TURNING POINTS—Second Time’s The Charm
Anysaa El Manfaa tried community college immediately after high school, but a year later she was working at a bakery counter fulltime to meet the demands of life. An encounter with a customer became a turning point in her life. Making a sale to the fifty-something man who was in town to deliver a presentation … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Second Time’s The Charm
TURNING POINTS—“The Privileged Poor?”
Elite universities pride themselves on their efforts to accept and encourage economically poor students at their schools. Students from low-income families do benefit from these efforts to diversify student population at highly selective universities; however, Harvard professor Anthony Abraham Jack’s The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges Are Failing Disadvantaged Students introduces readers to the disturbing … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—“The Privileged Poor?”
TURNING POINTS—“Winning By Surrendering Our Turf”
After last week’s post about the Thriving in Academe article (http://www.nea.org/assets/docs/1901eAdvocate_ThrivingFinal.pdf) I heard from my old friend and teaching partner, Paul McGarvey, who spun story after story about collaborative teaching and how it energized dozens of faculty members at Community College of Philadelphia over the years. Professors from various disciplines came together and learned … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—“Winning By Surrendering Our Turf”
TURNING POINTS—Thriving in Academe
It’s been a thrill and an honor to connect with other college faculty since the publication of Open Admissions: What Teaching at Community College Taught Me About Learning by Wild River Books. Meeting one peer or several fellow teachers at a time who share my passion for learning and teaching has been deeply gratifying, but … Continue reading TURNING POINTS—Thriving in Academe
