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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 ... Read more

by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, June 20, 2018 10:07 am

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 ... Read more

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. ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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, ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

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 ... Read more

by Dr. Al Roberts, Wednesday, July 19, 2017 12:30 pm

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