Guest columns
An alternative to the traditional four-year plan
The National Center for Education Statistics reports that the number of bachelor degrees conferred in the U.S. has increased by 125 percent since the early ...
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Guest columns
Answering a call for help
It starts with a call for help. When an incident causes serious illness or injury, someone makes a phone call. Each occurrence is different. There ...
by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, May 16, 2018 3:23 pm
Guest columns
Customized, job-driven training
Businesses across the Commonwealth of Virginia, including right here in the Southside region, continue to report a skills mismatch between job seekers and open positions. ...
by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, April 25, 2018 2:45 pm
Columns
Agribusiness delivers dinner
If you could choose anything at all, what would you want for dinner? I would take a bone-in ribeye steak, a baked potato with butter ...
by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, March 14, 2018 1:18 pm
Guest columns
Educating leaders for tomorrow
Every February, people the U.S. observe a holiday commonly known as Presidents’ Day. The official federal designation is George Washington’s Birthday. Virginia and a few ...
by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, February 21, 2018 9:14 am
Columns
Thanks to a truck driver
Santa may rely on a sleigh and reindeer, but other folks who want holiday packages delivered to distant destinations typically rely on trucks. In fact, ...
by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, December 20, 2017 12:07 pm
Guest columns
How to start college with an advantage
Dual enrollment programs operate as collaborative partnerships between high schools and colleges. They offer students who meet prerequisite requirements an opportunity to jump-start collegiate and ...
by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, November 15, 2017 12:36 pm
Guest columns
Embracing the Challenge
American boxer Sugar Ray Leonard claimed, “Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There’s nothing that compares to testing yourself the way you do every time you ...
by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, October 18, 2017 2:53 pm
Guest columns
Accommodating students
Many left-handed people observe International Lefthanders Day annually during the month of August. The focus helps raise awareness about the inconveniences and frustrations left-handed people ...
by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, August 30, 2017 9:52 am
Guest columns
Assessing the value of education
Every year as the summer turns its focus toward the coming of autumn, back-to-school stories tend to proliferate in national and local media. One recurring ...