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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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Our comprehensive strategy emphasizes culturally relevant curriculum, robust community connections and clear pathways to success—crucial for nurturing a sense of belonging and enhancing academic persistence. Latinx participation in the Metro College Success Program learning community increased by 25% between 2019 and 2024.

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From Classrooms to Ballots: Unpacking the Significance of School Boards in the 2024 Elections

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the upcoming 2024 election , more than 20,000 school board seats will be up for grabs, coinciding with the presidential race. These positions wield significant influence over local education budgets, curriculum decisions, and the hiring and firing of school leaders.

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New Clearinghouse Data Shows Freshman Enrollment Has, in Fact, Increased

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growth in fall 2024. The college has also updated its approach to academic advising and refreshed the curriculum in several programs. NSCRC data shows enrollment of students 25 and older continues. Those 25-29 increased by 6.1% and 30 and over increased by 6.8%. Private non-profit four-year institutions increased by 4.5%

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How Maricopa Community Colleges are Leading with Workforce-aligned Bachelor’s Degrees

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Launched in the Fall of 2024, GateWay Community Colleges highly anticipated RN-BSN program is an affordable option for prospective learners and current students looking for a stepping stone to further their education through our Maricopa Nursing programs. By partnering with Intel, our curriculum prepares students for real-world application.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

This session, featuring industry visionary Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape, explores practical ways for educators and instructional designers to impart these essential tactics onto students and trainees through manageable tweaks to curriculum, assessment, and technology. February 27th, 2024 at 11:00am PST, 2:00pm EST, 7:00pm GMT

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Making a Difference with Writing Across the Curriculum

Purdue University Global

Presented by the English and Rhetoric Department and the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) initiative at Purdue University Global, TheWACademic Blog is a digital space where writing educators and professionals share stories, data, and research that demonstrate the power of WAC in college courses (PG WAC, 2024). The WACademic Blog.

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Young to Head-up FAMU Center for African and African American Studies

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The center, which will open its doors during the 2024-25 academic year, is made possible in part, from funding from two major philanthropic organizations. Watson, provost and vice president for academic affairs at FAMU. Interdisciplinary research will play a significant role in our efforts to achieve Carnegie 1 Research status.”