abstract:Academic advising is, according to the National Academic Advising Association, "a series of intentional interactions with a curriculum, a pedagogy, and a set of student learning outcomes. Academic advising synthesizes and contextualizes students' educational experiences within the frameworks of their aspirations, abilities and lives to extend learning beyond campus boundaries and timeframes.
Cindy Marini, assistant director of academic advising, says twenty-eight programs currently offer a bachelor's degree in three years.
VOA: special.2009.07.23
Many economists supplement their academic earnings by appearing in court as expert witnesses, and consultancies earn a fortune by advising governments on economically efficient law-making.