Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2023

Generation Hope, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting student parents, has recently created a new three-year national certification to recognize and highlight institutions actively and effectively working towards success for this population. Nicole Lynn Lewis The FamilyU Seal approval process involves assessing how higher ed institutions student parent support efforts align with the FamilyU technical assistance framework, said Nicole Lynn Lewis, founder and CEO of Generation Hope.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

JUNE 2, 2023

By: Loredana Valtierra, U.S. Department of Education Policy Advisor As schools reopened during the COVID-19 pandemic, indoor air quality arose as a top concern among K-12 education stakeholders. Many school administrators, parents, and others in school communities were wondering: What should we do to address indoor air quality? What will help most when school buildings Continue Reading The post Building Toward Equitable Schools for the 21st Century appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2023

Wendy Emerson Wendy Emerson has been appointed vice chancellor for finance and administration at the University of North Carolina School of the Arts in Winston-Salem. She served as interim chancellor for finance and administration. Emerson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s in accounting from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

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Student Loan Planner

JUNE 2, 2023

Key Takeaways: Going through medical school takes a lot of time and can result in a high amount of student loan debt. This can make it difficult to get a conventional mortgage, where your debt-to-income ratio and lack of down payment can limit your choices. For some medical professionals, though, it’s possible to use mortgage […] The post Cadence Bank Physician Mortgage Loans: A Comprehensive Review appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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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

JUNE 2, 2023

Since 2020, it seems as though anyone with any sort of leadership role in higher education has pledged their anti-racism bona fides. But actual anti-racist leadership is a different and trickier matter. On Friday, at NCORE, the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in Higher Education, administrators looking to walk the walk gathered for a three-hour workshop titled “Anti-Racist Leadership: What Does it Take?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 2, 2023

Carrie Cortez Carrie Cortez has been named vice chancellor for academic and workforce initiatives at Fletcher Technical Community College at Schriever, Louisiana. She holds a bachelor’s degree in languages and literature and a master’s in educational administration from Nicholls State University as well as a Ed.D. in educational leadership and management from Capella University.

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