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April 2026 Team Member Spotlight: Laura Boche
Next up in our Team Member Highlight series, we’re proud to feature Laura Boche. Laura brings deep experience across philanthropy, state systems, and institutional partnerships...and a passion for hands-on, capacity-building work.

Sean Hopson
Apr 63 min read


Impact Beyond the Institution: What Perspective Reveals about Change in Higher Education
For much of my career, I believed impact in higher education meant proximity to students. Though, over time, my understanding of and desire for deeper impact changed.

Dr. Laura Boche
Mar 267 min read


Digital Learning: Connection and Accountability
Connection-Coding Online Education In-person learning works because presence is ever-present. The next step for digital education is designing that same sense of connection into every click. I’ve been a tech girlie since my parents brought home our first Gateway2000. I learned to type by transcribing emails for my quadrilingual grandmother (English was her fourth language; emojis might be the fifth). A few years later, I became proficient in HTML for the sole purpose of makin

Melissa Brent
Nov 28, 20254 min read


Rethinking Transfer Traditions That No Longer Serve Students
As the holiday season officially kicks off with Thanksgiving before we enter Christmas territory, you may find yourself feeling what I think many people feel during this time of year…
Stressed.

Dr. Abbey Ivey
Nov 25, 20255 min read


Little Dog, Big Lessons: The Socialize Phase in Action
What Puppies Teach Us About the Socialize Phase A new puppy joined my family recently. We have been calling her Little Dog and her 6-year-old sister Big Dog. We knew we were getting Little Dog weeks in advance, so I had lots of time to prepare. And by that, I mean predict what could go wrong and try to plan for it. I made a lot of assumptions that turned out to be incorrect. Here are two: I assumed Big Dog would be upset about Little Dog’s arrival. In fact, Big Dog is thrille

Sarah Ancel
Nov 24, 20253 min read
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