Micro-internships: Just a gig or a promising gateway? Julia Freeland Fisher Micro-internships: Just a gig or a promising gateway? How a new model that scales access to micro-internships could tackle stubborn network gaps. Sept 17, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
Want to expand student access to opportunity? Design to expand their social capital Julia Freeland Fisher Want to expand student access to opportunity? Design to expand their social capital All institutions are already brokers of social capital. How can they design to optimize for students' access to relationships? Aug 21, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
How are programs building students’ social capital? 10 key trends Julia Freeland Fisher How are programs building students’ social capital? 10 key trends What are program patterns, challenges, and opportunities when putting relationships within reach for young people? July 17, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
Tackling graduation gaps by combining tech with human supports Julia Freeland Fisher Tackling graduation gaps by combining tech with human supports One high-tech, high-touch model scaling access to student supports. July 8, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
How one employer surrounds young, first-time employees with a web of support Julia Freeland Fisher How one employer surrounds young, first-time employees with a web of support This Way Ahead combines job coaches and employer mentors to support Gap Inc. first-time employees. June 27, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
The relationship infrastructure scaling summer employment in Boston Julia Freeland Fisher The relationship infrastructure scaling summer employment in Boston One program's approach to developing and sustaining relationships among programs, schools, and employers. June 21, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
A tight-knit community upending underemployment Julia Freeland Fisher A tight-knit community upending underemployment Read how COOP's graduates are finding high-quality jobs and forming a network of peers that long outlasts the program itself. June 13, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
Why smaller dosage work-based learning can mean bigger professional networks Julia Freeland Fisher Why smaller dosage work-based learning can mean bigger professional networks A work-based approach to ensure that students are building out not just their resume, but their Rolodex too. June 4, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
The start-up using tech to foster students’ connections across the globe Julia Freeland Fisher The start-up using tech to foster students’ connections across the globe How Outschool's small-group online courses drive down the price of enrichment and networks. May 16, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
The underestimated resource for personalized learning (and how to get more of it) Julia Freeland Fisher The underestimated resource for personalized learning (and how to get more of it) Personalizing learning at scale will require a massive rethinking of how schools use time, alongside pursuing new strategies that can save time. May 7, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
The danger of claiming that relationships can’t scale Julia Freeland Fisher The danger of claiming that relationships can’t scale 5 ways to scale students' access to positive, trusting relationships. May 2, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
Striking a balance: SEL skills and access to relationships Julia Freeland Fisher Striking a balance: SEL skills and access to relationships Can we get clear about where SEL skills and access to networks actually interact in the opportunity equation? Apr 18, 2019 Julia Freeland Fisher
