Empowerment through Advising: Academic Advising in Individualized Major Programs

Authors

  • Kevin Egan Drexel University

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26209/mj1661267

Keywords:

advising

Abstract

No Abstract Provided.

Author Biography

Kevin Egan, Drexel University

Kevin D. Egan, Ph.D., is the director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry at Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He can be reached at kde25@drexel.edu.

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Vol. 16 (2014): The Mentor: An Academic Advising Journal

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