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2011

Jayne Marie Comstock

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Full-Text Articles in Education

Giving More Than We Get Civic Engagement Programs Inspire A Lifetime Of Service, Jayne M. Comstock Dec 2011

Giving More Than We Get Civic Engagement Programs Inspire A Lifetime Of Service, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

This is the time of year when people make a special effort to be of service to others less fortunate and to the organizations that serve the greater good.


Doing The Right Thing - The 5 C’S Of Leadership In Higher Education, Jayne M. Comstock Nov 2011

Doing The Right Thing - The 5 C’S Of Leadership In Higher Education, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

We have received substantial evidence recently that the Ivory Tower is not immune to the disoriented values that sickened our economy and caused people to want to challenge the wisdom of Wall Street.


Quality, Access, And Diversity: Inextricably Linked, Jayne M. Comstock Nov 2011

Quality, Access, And Diversity: Inextricably Linked, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

There is an inextricable link among the higher-education values of “quality, access, and diversity.”


Cooking Up High Quality And A Varied Menu, Jayne M. Comstock Oct 2011

Cooking Up High Quality And A Varied Menu, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

"So many people have opinions about what counts as quality higher education that we need to parse them into categories in order to keep the arguments straight."


Turn Teacher Preparation “Right Side Up” Clinical Practice And Innovative Partnerships Promote Access To Quality Education, Jayne M. Comstock Oct 2011

Turn Teacher Preparation “Right Side Up” Clinical Practice And Innovative Partnerships Promote Access To Quality Education, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

"Reaching what the Lumina Foundation calls Goal 2025 requires a strong collective push and a long list of interrelated initiatives..."


When It Comes To Quality, Parents Are Paying Attention, Jayne M. Comstock Oct 2011

When It Comes To Quality, Parents Are Paying Attention, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

"The recent U.S. News & World Report rankings have a lot of people thinking about quality in higher education."


Moving Beyond The Core Wars What Matters Most: Blending Theory And Practice To Produce Essential Learning Outcomes, Jayne M. Comstock Oct 2011

Moving Beyond The Core Wars What Matters Most: Blending Theory And Practice To Produce Essential Learning Outcomes, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

"Sometimes we academics are our own worst enemy. At a time when we should be focused on increasing access to quality degree attainment, we continue to derail public confidence by creating false dichotomies and pitting ourselves against each other."


Restore International Education Funding To Align With U.S. Higher-Ed Goals, Jayne M. Comstock Sep 2011

Restore International Education Funding To Align With U.S. Higher-Ed Goals, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

"As Congress approaches another budgeting cycle, we must all support the call to restore Title VI funding for FY 2012."


College Completion Effort Should Leverage Institutions With High Success Rates, Jayne M. Comstock Sep 2011

College Completion Effort Should Leverage Institutions With High Success Rates, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

"As we think about the blend of strategies to improve access to quality higher education, why not target initiatives that will make it possible for more underserved students to attend institutions that already produce high retention rates, albeit with a different student body mix?"


Quality: The Indispensable Word In The Push For “Access To Higher Education”, Jayne M. Comstock Sep 2011

Quality: The Indispensable Word In The Push For “Access To Higher Education”, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

"I believe that there are three essential questions for all institutions to ask and answer..."


Welcome, Jayne M. Comstock Sep 2011

Welcome, Jayne M. Comstock

Jayne Marie Comstock

Welcome message from Provost Comstock's first blog post.