Tag: Jennie Brand
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Jennie Brand featured on The Best of Our Knowledge
As always, host Bob Barrett selects an Academic Minute to air during The Best of Our Knowledge. Each week this program examines some of the issues unique to college campuses, looks at the latest research, and invites commentary from experts and administrators from all levels of education. For this week‘s edition (#1287), Bob has selected…
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Jennie Brand, UCLA – Benefits of Higher Ed
The idea and purpose of obtaining a higher education is likely similar regardless of who the student is. One attends college to further their understanding of concepts and hopefully gain the knowledge and experience necessary to start a career in a chosen field. However, as Jennie Brand, a professor of sociology at UCLA, will show…
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Jennie Brand, UCLA – Single Mother Employment Outcomes
Being a single parent is tough. Being an unemployed single parent is even tougher. Dr. Jennie Brand, associate professor of sociology at UCLA, takes a look at the effects of job loss on single mothers. Dr. Jennie Brand is a professor of sociology at The University of California Los Angeles. She studies social inequality and…