Color group photo of Africa, Melissa, and jean in front of screen displaying PowerPoint slide.

I had the good fortune to co-present with colleagues from the College Fluency project. Our presentation, “The college is just so big: Supporting students by reframing the higher education experience,” engaged participants in a discussion on how libraries and library staff can support prospective and current students at various stages of the college admission and degree attainment process.


Seeking participants! We are currently recruiting interview participants for phase 3 of Project CLiA. If you are a current college student from Appalachia, we’d like to hear from you. Complete this form and we’ll be in touch to determine your eligibility. Interviews take place via Zoom and last about an hour. Thank you!


Dr. Hands participated in a two-part interview with the College Fluency (CF) research team led by jean amaral, associate professor and open knowledge librarian at Borough of Manhattan Community College. The CF project complements the aims of Project CLiA through its focus on empowering community college librarians to support students navigating college.