Education & Helping Professions

Passion Projects | 7 Tips for Starting Something New

I’ve spent over a decade working in the social-impact sector, beginning my career with unpaid internships and freelance teaching gigs at tiny arts nonprofits, to now working for a nationally-recognized artist-services organization. What originally drew me to the nonprofit art …

By Eleanor C. Whitney
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Paying it forward

Jessica Marmolejos values education — and so does her family. 

“I come from a big family,” she said. “Everyone has either graduated from college or is going to graduate college,” she said. 

With family roots in the Dominican Republic, education proved …

By Writing Staff
Writing Staff
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Who’s Hiring? The Most In-Demand Jobs on Idealist Right Now

If you’re currently job searching, we’ve rounded up 20 current opportunities to apply for the most in-demand job titles on idealist.org.

With diverse missions, as well as opportunities to work onsite, in a hybrid capacity, or remotely, these job listings …

By Jaxx Artz
Jaxx Artz
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Pursuing her passion for education

Madison Hayes, an Honors student in the University of Missouri College of Education and Human Development, is always looking for opportunities to get real-world teaching experience.

Last semester, the Honors Learning-by-Contract program allowed her to do just that.

Through the …

By Writing Team
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Discovery led to growth

After transferring to the University of Missouri in 2016, John Himmelberg was hesitant to fully engulf himself in college life. It wasn’t until he found a group of students who were passionate about chemistry that he felt inspired to get …

By Deidra Ashley
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Our federal government offers jobs in a kaleidoscope of disciplines, from aerospace to the creative arts and engineering to education. …

Current job and employment trends based on a NACE (national Association of Colleges and Employers) survey of recruiters who hire …

Focus 2 Am I Career Ready?

Career readiness is a foundation of eight core competencies that broadly prepare college students for lifelong success in their careers …

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