Mt. Washington-based author Scott Carlson, and his co-author Ned Laff, visit the Ivy patio to discuss their new volume Hacking College: What the Major Doesn't Matter--And What Really Does!
A guide for navigating the major investment that is a college education, Hacking College empowers students to link their personal interests with academic pursuits so that their education aligns with future career and life goals.
Enriched with insights on how to find underutilized institutional resources and foster meaningful mentor relationships, it encourages students, educators, and institutions to transform passive educational experiences into dynamic journeys of discovery and self-fulfillment.
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Ned Laff has over 35 years of experience at a wide variety of colleges, working in academic affairs, general education design and assessment, self-designed majors, and integrating experiential and community-based learning into undergraduate studies. He has broad interests in revitalizing the liberal arts. and developing programs that helped students achieve academic and career success. Much of his work focused on the role mentoring plays in helping low-income and first-generation students design and integrate their educational, professional, and personal goals into a successful undergraduate education. Ned Laff, Ph.D. | LinkedIn ned.laff@gmail.com
Scott Carlson has been a writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education since 1999, where he has covered the financial sustainability of higher education institutions, the relevance of the curriculum, the impact of college on low-income populations, and the path from college to career among other topics. Scott Carlson | LinkedIn Scott.Carlson@chronicle.com
