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‘Freedom on the Move,’ Clarifying Complicity in American History

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The “Freedom on the Move" database, maintained at Cornell University in partnership with several universities, is a free and open archive of “runaway slave” ads placed in newspapers in the 1700s and 1800s. This is why I’m so enamored with a database called “Freedom on the Move.” And what about Sampson’s “country marks”?

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Virginia Tech’s CEED Program Builds Pipelines to Engineering

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Engaging with students was fulfilling, but Watford says she realized teaching was not her calling. The target populations for undergraduate programming remain those who are underrepresented and underserved in engineering, but Watford makes it clear the programming is open to any Virginia Tech engineering student who wants to access it. “I

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Creating a data-informed campus: part 2

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As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. These individuals help ensure that data is in a format that is appropriate and accessible for various reporting and analytics tools. Data analysts. Data scientists.

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The 4 most common barriers to higher ed data and analytics success

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Faculty and staff can’t access trustworthy data. A critical first step in applying data is having reliable access to data you can trust. In our survey, nearly half of respondents reported that their faculty and staff cannot easily access reliable data. “ __ on my campus cannot easily access reliable data.”. May 26, 2022.

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Student Loan Forgiveness: Programs for Relief, Plus the Latest on Mass Forgiveness

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Loan forgiveness amounts vary depending on what subject you teach. Secondary school teachers who teach math or science, as well as special education teachers at either level, could receive up to $17,500 in loan forgiveness. You’re a highly qualified teacher, meaning you have state certification or a teaching license.