Author: Javier Rodriguez S., Zi Chen Internships are widely considered positive experiences. Across disciplines, studies suggest that taking part in an internship increases students’ chances at identifying a career path that’s appropriate for them, getting …
New Report on HMoob American University Students at Wisconsin’s 4-Year Colleges
Hmoob American Undergraduate Students at University of Wisconsin’s 4-Year Comprehensive Colleges – Background, Enrollment Statistics, and Graduation Trends Author: MaiNeng Vang Data on Asian Americans are often aggregated, wherein all Asian American communities are lumped …
Anthropology students explore career transitions with participatory research
Daniel Ginsberg, PhD Manager of Education, Research & Professional Development American Anthropological Association A bachelor’s degree in anthropology makes people nervous. They worry that it might be impractical, dooming graduates to flail around trying to …
Refugees and the International Higher Education Audit Culture in the United States
Refugees overcome high barriers to survive, resettle in the United States, and to thrive in their new communities. On account of the protracted nature of modern conflicts, refugees are now often displaced for a decade …
Listen to Student Voices about Internship Documenting student perspectives about college internships: Field trips to University of Baltimore and University of Wisconsin – Oshkosh
Student perspectives on high impact practices such as internships are critical for researcher and higher education staff to better know how to support students learning, success, and career development. A research team from the Center for Research …
Research highlights HMoob American college students’ experiences in spaces of belonging and exclusion
Paj Ntaub event a major success! There is apparently a lot of interest on the campus of UW-Madison and in the Madison community in the factors that influence HMoob American College experiences. The Pab Ntaub …
What are the experiences of career advisors in a 2-year college?
By: Mun Yuk Chin As the world of work continues to evolve, higher education institutions are increasingly scrutinized for their capacity to bolster students’ career development.[1] Unsurprisingly, career services offices face heightened focus and pressure …
“What kind of Asian are you?”: Institutional invisibility of the HMoob American College Paj Ntaub
“As an Asian American student, I am always asked, ‘What kind of Asian are you?’ When I respond, ‘HMoob,’ I’m asked, ‘What’s HMoob? What country is that?’ But HMoob do not fit the construct of …
Cultures of risk and the activity format of internship participation
The activity theory of work-based learning One of the fascinating things about interviewing students, educators, and employers about their internship experiences is that we are able to learn about how students experience work-based learning. And …
Access and Barriers to internships for college students
Internship participation is a topic of increasing importance to researchers, practitioners, and policy makers involved in postsecondary education. Data from the Higher Education Research Institute for Undergraduates between 1994 to 2006 showed that the percentage …