Connections Are Everything
A College Student's Guide to Relationship-Rich Education
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A practical guide to building the connections students need to thrive in and after college.
Decades of research demonstrate how important the relationships with peers and professors are for students academically, personally, and professionally. Yet many students lack the strategies to develop educationally purposeful relationships in college. Connections Are Everything shows students the simple steps they can take to make their own college experience meaningful and transformational. In short, practical chapters, this guide helps listeners learn how to build relationships through various strategies, including using "relationship accelerators" like internships and mentorships, undergraduate research, and campus employment.
Undergraduate demographics have changed dramatically as students of color and first-generation students become the new majority at colleges and universities across the United States. Connections are particularly significant for these students; the positive and negative impacts of peer, faculty, and staff relationships are magnified. Higher education cannot meet students' needs or achieve equity, justice, and inclusion without relationship-rich education. This book empowers students to seek out relationships by demystifying the varied ways they can cultivate significant connections.
The book is published by Johns Hopkins University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.
©2023 Johns Hopkins University Press (P)2024 Redwood AudiobooksCritic reviews
"After reading the book, I'm confident it could be enormously helpful to just about any student who reads it." (Chronicle of Higher Education)
"This wonderful book represents a diversity of institutions and presents a contemporary discussion of relevant topics..." (La'Tonya Rease Miles, Santa Clara University)
"An amazing book for college students that features excellent guidance..." (Tony W. Cawthon, Clemson University)
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