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How should you choose which charity to donate to? How much should you contribute each year? SSLS director Dr. Margaret Sloan answers these questions and more in the recent @wallethub article on charitable giving. @JMUCOB @JMUresearch #expert=Margaret_F._Sloan" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">wallethub.com/edu/most-and-l…

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Smaller colleges are teaming up through innovative course sharing to attract students who may otherwise be reluctant to attend. Strategic leadership professor Ben Selznick says, “This can be a way of saying ‘We’re willing to go beyond what we have here,’” in today’s @nytimes.

Mark your calendars! The 3rd biannual Leading Change Conference is happening Feb. 2023! Join the #LEADCC23 mailing list or visit the webpage using the link in our bio. #jmussls #phdresearch #Conference #Virginia #Leadership

SSLS alum @LisaAkersIBCLC (‘17) is now the Associate Editor of the academic journal, Clinical Lactation! #jmussls #leadership #sslsalum

ALUMNI NEWS🗞: Dr. Aaron Noland (‘17) has started a new role as Senior Organizational Development Consultant at @UVA.

NEW PUBLICATION🎉🎉 Congratulations to SSLS professor Dr. @benselznick on his recent open source publication, “Developing Innovators: A Longitudinal Analysis Over Four College Years.” Check it out using the link in our bio!

Congratulations to our May 2022 graduates! 🎉🎉🎉We are so proud of all they have accomplished during their Ph.D. journeys. Best wishes, gentlemen! Cheers!

We are so proud of your accomplishments, Dr. Swanson! We are certain your research on this timely topic will support effective #leadership in #highered! Well done, sir, and best wishes for all that's ahead!

Hunter's dissertation, "The “New” Normal: A Mixed Methods Study of the Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on College Student Sense of Belonging," was chaired by Dr. @benselznick with Dr. Adam Vanhove and Dr. John Hathcoat serving as committee members.

🎉🙌🥳 Please join us in congratulating Dr. Hunter Swanson on successfully passing his dissertation defense! As of moments ago, Hunter has completed the final milestone of the SSLS program officially earning the title of #PhD!

@benselznick @JMUCOB So grateful to have you as part of SSLS, Dr. Selznick! Well deserved 🎉

🥳Congrats to our latest #PhD, Matthew Lovesky on successfully defending his #dissertation today entitled "Promoting Attainment: Examining the Impact of Institutional Expenditure Patterns on #GraduationRates!" Chaired by Dr. @benselznick #PhinisheD #highered #higheredresearch

Dr. Vanhove and SSLS student Marcus Hubbard are attending #SIOP22 this week in Seattle!

Dr. Laura Hunt Trull ('15) has accepted a new position as Research Faculty in the Center for Rural Health Research at East Tennessee State University. She will begin her new role this coming June. Congratulations, Dr. Trull!

🌟Ph.D. Candidate @JalalMaqableh received an Outstanding Graduate Student Award 🏆Dr. Lindsay Miller King received the Outstanding Dissertation Award for her study "An Entrepreneurial Mindset: Not Just for Entrepreneurs." Chaired by Dr. @benselznick. Congratulations!

SSLS is delighted to announce our award recipients recognized at the @JMUGradSchool Showcase yesterday!

Kennedy Musyoka, Emily Irungu, and Maureen Malomba participated in the poster session for the @JMUGradSchool Annual Showcase of Graduate Scholarship and Creative Activities! Thanks for representing your program so well today, scholars!

Big day coming up on April 21st! Make plans to attend all or part of the Graduate Showcase.

Current SSLS #phdstudents! @The_ILA is seeking proposals for its Emerging Scholars Research Consortium program. The deadline is 4/29! Learn more about this and other #professionaldevleopment opportunities on our site: bit.ly/3tNs52U