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This piece explores a version of volunteering that offers a win-win to all parties and argues for the sector to be much more organised and pro-active in harnessing the capabilities of our graduates back into teaching. Such a connection offers teaching experience for engaged graduates, perhaps opening up for them a new career path; for staff, the value is the ability to insert current practice and case studies into classes; and to hear from alumni who were (recently) in the shoes of current students.
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Derounian, J.G. (2020). Humanising the Pre- and Post-graduation Experience: Alumni Inspiring Undergraduates, a Hidden Resource in Plain Sight. In: Devis-Rozental, C., Clarke, S. (eds) Humanising Higher Education. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57430-7_11
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