US alumnus writes on the benefits of Community College

  • September 8, 2009

Anyone who has studied in the US will be interested to read a recent article on the St Louis Today website by Joel Jennings (2003, PhD Geography). He writes eloquently of the route to higher education via community college, and the long-lasting influence that a good mentor can have on a student at the right stage in his or her academic career.

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Joel is now Associate Professor in Sociology and Criminal Justice at St Louis University.

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