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A look at career issues for campus administrators in government relations

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The vice president of governmental relations at a big state university learns how his job gets done at a community college.

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Faceless county commissioners will probably affect your university more than prominent politicians ever will.

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As a government-relations officer, you get used to being blamed when things in the capitol go wrong.

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Between the worlds of politics and higher education lies a lot of misunderstanding.

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Just what does economic development have to do with educating college students?

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Trustees want solid answers, and a government-relations officer knows that's the one thing he can't give them.

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Most government-relations officers seem to be on more of a career drift than a career path.

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No college or university can survive without at least one person on the payroll who thinks about nothing but politics.

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