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Painted rocks with an inspirational saying: It's not happiness that brings gratitude, it's gratitude that brings happiness

Debra Nakama / June 30, 2022

Work + Love + Gratitude = Happiness

On the eve of retirement from my university position, I look back in gratitude.

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Debra Nakama / September 27, 2021

Post-COVID, The Need to Re-Energize Is Greater Than Ever

The workplace has changed. Now more than ever, we need new ways to re-charge and maintain emotional and spiritual balanced.

Red sign reading "Community Is Strength"

Debra Nakama / August 30, 2021

Community College as a Public Good

I consider myself a living, breathing testament to how community colleges serve a public good. Here are the three main ways that they did for me — and continue to do so for millions of others.

Red heart on a stick against a blue door

Debra Nakama / August 5, 2021

It Takes Heart to Teach

STEM professionals who find the courage to teach are game-changers in the classrooms.

White neon sign reading "all"

Debra Nakama / July 21, 2021

The American Families Plan: Continuing the Original Promise of Community Colleges

Making community college free is right in line with why community colleges were founded to begin with: to make higher education more accessible for everyone. Historically, this has been done through low tuition and open access. The American Families Plan takes this vision one step further.

Red popsicle melting on tan background

Debra Nakama / May 25, 2021

The Great Enrollment Crash: Beware of Summer Melt

“Summer melt” is the higher-education phenomenon where students who are seemingly intent on enrolling in college fail to do so once fall arrives. This happens more often than you might think, for a variety of reasons.

Four silos next to a red barn

Debra Nakama / April 13, 2021

Improving Collaboration: Navigating Across College Silos

Here are three key ways to get your organization out of its silos and working collaboratively — during the pandemic and beyond.

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Debra Nakama / October 29, 2020

Strategies to Build Community and Keep College Students Connected Virtually

Lack of in-person interaction has most every educational institution struggling to engage its students in education — and socialization.

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