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Communicating the Science of the Stars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aspiring to become a researcher and science communicator, Ealy is driven to understand humanity and science’s place in the world as it is. Ealy credits her mentors and community with helping her be unafraid to express herself through her work and ensuring any talk, presentation, or poster she makes is equal parts science and personality.

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Parent Communication: Tips for Building Better Relationships

Thrive Alliance Group

Students succeed with parent-teacher communication & partnerships We know it takes a village to raise a child. Start with student-centered parent communication. Let’s take a look at why communicating with parents is more challenging than ever, and why it’s worth the effort to build relationships. Poor quality communication.

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Report: Communication Key to Improving Transfer Rate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges have transfer advising and articulation agreements, but these agreements evolve and change. That’s why it’s important to have communication with the student right at the beginning.” “It’s a hard process navigate,” said Garcia.

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Communicate What You Activate: Now Is the Time

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wherever approach tips the scale for an institution, one derivative must be clear: Is what you’re communicating about your support for DEI central to an active agenda, or is it rhetoric for political alignment and camaraderie? A subcomponent of the DOIT certification deals directly with public communication.

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The Trap of Lazy Communication

Steve Keating

There are a lot of ways a leader, people in general actually, can cause communication to go sideways. Perhaps the biggest is simply not communicating often enough. Assuming people know what you’re thinking and therefore you don’t need to communicate much, is often the fatal flaw of what could have been a successful leadership tenure.

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How to Communicate More Effectively

Steve Keating

There are so many challenges in life that have their origins tied to poor communication that it would be almost impossible to list them all. Relationships have ended and businesses destroyed by misunderstandings caused by poor communication skills. Every relationship you have will be stronger when you improve your communication skills.

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Professional Communication Can Feel Inherently Neurotypical: What an Autistic Graduate Wants You to Know About Zoom Calls

Student Minds

Alyssa-Caroline shares her experience with autism, ADHD, and inaccessibility in professional communication. But, for a neurodivergent person like me, there is nothing quick or casual about verbal, aural professional communication— especially when that communication rarely accompanies (or even offers) the support of notes or handouts.