Pardis Mahdavi is a professor of anthropology and the dean of social sciences at Arizona State University.

Pardis Mahdavi

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Pardis Mahdavi is an author, journalist, entrepreneur, coach, keynote speaker and an expert on human rights and education policy. She has held senior university leadership roles including dean, provost and president.

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Does the Workforce Pell Grant Program offer a reprieve for US higher education?

Government funding for short-term courses could create more affordable, accessible pathways for students, and opportunities for universities to rethink how learning is structured and credentialed, writes Pardis Mahdavi

Pardis Mahdavi

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