Ask the Dean is a weekly column about higher education. It's written by Dr. Ali Malekzadeh, Dean of   the Williams College of Business at Xavier University in Cincinnati. Ashire Communications edits
  the column and handles other aspects, including promoting it.
 
  You can find it at www.azstarnet.com/askthedean.
 
  Here are direct links to some of the columns in the Arizona Daily Star:
 
  Parents can use own strategies to gauge kids' college readiness
 
  Wait until senior year to start career search? You're doomed
 
  Nothing beats planning ahead, saving for kids' college education
 
  Funding cuts, rising tuition will have lasting, harmful impact on students 
 
  By law, parents can't be told student info
 
  Electronic books will help cut text costs 
 
  Community colleges: smart solution for many students
 
 
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ASK THE DEAN: 
 
Dean's college column clear, authoritative
 
Your Monday column "Ask the Dean" is a treasure for college students and especially their parents trying to find answers to the myriad problems of college today. Dean Ali Malekzadeh provides clear and authoritative answers to these thorny problems, reflecting his broad experience. It's a credit to the Star. Please continue it.
 
Rockwell E. Jackson
Retired, Tucson
 
 
 
 
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