The founder of cooperative education was an educator named Herman Schneider.

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James Greeley, director of career services and cooperative education at Merrimack College in North Andover, Massachusetts, notes that his institution routinely provides informational interview services for students and graduates.

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The UNESCO Chair in Higher Education Management focuses on governance, management structures, resources and finance in Higher Education, developing cooperative linking arrangements with institutions in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Tezozomoc of the South Central Farmers Health and Education Fund runs a farmer cooperative in Southern California.

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