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Someone in their corner: How an Alleghany County mentor program helps students find their own way

by Deanna Ballard | June 17, 2026

For nearly five years, Sadie Edwards has had the same person in her corner. Cindy Atwood became her mentor when Edwards was in eighth grade, facing high school and unsure what came after it. Now Edwards is a rising senior...

Register for the 2026 Dallas Herring Lecture with Dr. Vicki Karolewics, president of Wallace State Community College

by Analisa Sorrells Archer | June 17, 2026

Registration for the 12th annual Dallas Herring Lecture is now open. The virtual event, presented by the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research, will take place on Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 10 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. The lecture...

Perspective | The most underused tool in your school isn’t a program, it’s the people at drop-off

by Jamey Harlow and Gemini | June 17, 2026

Every semester, I open my college writing course at every institution where I teach the same way. Before we talk about thesis statements or citation formats, I ask students to share their literacy journeys in a letter to the professor....

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