Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) has announced the creation of a new agency office focused on promoting the value of higher education and strengthening partnerships with key partners. Dr. Rick W. Smith Sr. The External Affairs and Economic Partnerships unit will aim to lead Kentucky higher ed promo efforts and support CPE’s partnerships with economic development leaders, state agencies, and nonprofits.

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Student Minds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Poppy discusses her struggles in 2022 and how she plans to create achievable goals in 2023. - Poppy For me, 2022 was a year of changes and challenges. As I struggled to stay on top of my responsibilities in my own life, comparing myself to others made my mental health worse. When I looked around and saw other people going out and accomplishing their goals, it felt like I was falling behind in comparison.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Dr. Michelle Robinson has become senior vice provost for faculty affairs at University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) as of Feb. 1. Dr. Michelle Robinson Robinson has been in multiple roles at UAB, including interim dean of the UAB School of Education ; associate professor and associate dean for Health Information and Business Systems; diversity and equity officer, and interim dean of the School of Dentistry ; and faculty relations fellow for the Office of the Provost.

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Student Minds

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Niraj shares his experience on how to manage uncertainty in the final year of university. - Niraj Shah Final year uncertainty is something that a lot of students face during their time at university. In particular, a common cause of uncertainty is uncertainty over the future. However, I found that this is something that can be managed with the right mindset.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Dr. Georj Lewis has been appointed president of Clayton State University. Dr. Georj Lewis Lewis was president of Atlanta Metropolitan State College. He has been in senior leadership roles at Georgia Southern, Indiana University Northwest, and the former Armstrong State University, including as vice president for student affairs at Georgia Southern. “Clayton State University helps metro Atlanta thrive with top-ranked programs including nursing and by being the best support for students as they im

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Randi Congleton Randi Congleton has been named chief diversity and inclusion officer at Baldwin Wallace University in Berea, Ohio. Congleton earned a bachelor’s degree in agricultural and extension education from The Pennsylvania State University, a master’s in community services from Michigan State University, and a Ph.D. in education and organizational leadership at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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The Education Hub

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Going to university is a fun and exciting time for most students – but it comes with unique challenges and stresses. We believe that all students’ mental health and wellbeing should be properly supported during their time at university. There is a range of mental health support available to students, from online mental health and wellbeing platform Student Space to counselling and one-to-one support.

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Student Research Foundation

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Andrea Michelle, a high-energy educator who has been teaching high school for eight years, believes students can learn about more than literature in her English classes – they can learn critical life skills too. In a recent video interview with the Student Research Foundation, she described how she elevates classroom discussions and experiences to a higher level.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

We’re pleased to introduce a new biweekly feature to the @jhuwellbeing IG account: Student Spoylight. This feature will showcase a Hopkins student or trainee every other Friday for the Spring 2023 semester and allow them to talk briefly about a positive experience they’ve had with a university resource that supports their well-being. A full list of our resources can be found on this page of our website or by clicking on the “Resources” tab above.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (N.C. A&T) hosted a celebration on Monday, marking the 63rd anniversary of the A&T Four’s Woolworth’s Department Store sit-in. The sit-in by then-freshmen Jibreel Khazan (formerly Ezell Blair Jr.), Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain Sr., and David Richmond on Feb. 1, 1960, had gotten others to conduct similar peaceful protests against racial injustice in at least 250 U.S. municipalities by the end of February.

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Steve Keating

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

My first job out of college was working for an electronics company designing new to the world products. I was at my desk one day staring at a circuit board when my boss walked up and asked what I was doing. I said I was struggling with how I was going to move electrical current between two large capacitors without burning up the transistors in between.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Two years after COVID-19 first decimated higher education enrollment, fall 2022 numbers show enrollment is finally stabilizing. But it has a long way to go before it returns to pre-pandemic levels. That’s according to the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which collects data from 97% of all postsecondary institutions in the U.S. Dr. Doug Shapiro, executive director of the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

The Biden administration’s recent moves towards relief for student borrowers—the debt forgiveness program currently awaiting a hearing at the Supreme Court and changes to income-driven repayment programs—have sparked controversy and criticism. One of the most persistent critiques has that colleges will respond by raising tuition since they know that students have been encouraged by the changes to borrow.

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