Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

The protests over Civil Rights and the Vietnam War that swept campuses in the 1960s are regarded as a high point in the history of youth activism, with extensive interest in the student demonstrations at institutions like Columbia University and the University of California, Berkeley. Less attention has been paid, however, to the 200 protests spearheaded by Black and other minoritized students over issues that directly affected their schools, which were some of the most impactful.

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Student Minds

JULY 31, 2023

Heythem shares his experience on how he calms himself down before high-stakes situations, such as job interviews. - Heythem Naji A few years back, I found myself in a high-stakes situation. I was applying for an internship position in a psychosocial support centre for refugees. It was already quite late in the final semester of my undergraduate in psychology.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

Philander Smith College will be transforming into a university, the school announced Aug. 1. As a university, the Little Rock liberal arts school will look to expand academic offerings and research opportunities. The transition signals Philander Smith’s “continued commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and meeting the evolving needs of its students and the community,” according to college officials.

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Symplicity

JULY 31, 2023

Students are no longer confined to traditional classroom settings but are encouraged to explore their passions through real-world experiences. Last month, Sue Walker, Symplicity’s Client Support Manager , and Bill Heinrich, PhD, Director of Mindset sat down to share major themes in experiential learning right now and how you can plan, execute, and reflect with Symplicity CSM tools.

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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

JULY 31, 2023

Tuba Özkan-Haller Tuba Özkan-Haller has been named dean of the College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences at Oregon State University. Özkan-Haller holds a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, Turkey, and master’s and doctorate degrees in civil engineering from the University of Delaware.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

The University of Louisville and Simmons College of Kentucky are partnering on a project to investigate the relationship between the characteristics of a neighborhood and the health of its residents. Dr. Nancy Seay The effort entails an 18-month study – funded by a $500,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – to identify features neighborhoods should have to promote resident health.

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Patter by Pat Thomson

JULY 31, 2023

The “wheel” is one way to approach literatures work. The wheel brings different literatures together and helps you write about them. The wheel is not the only way to do complex literatures work. It’s A way. Think of the wheel as an old fashioned cart wheel. There is a spindle in the middle – or a circle if you think of it diagrammatically. That circle is where you put the topic you are reading about.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

Robeson Community College (RCC) in Lumberton, N.C., has partnered with higher ed virtual health company TimelyCare to offer students and employees free access to mental health support and medical care, starting this fall, The Robesonian reported. Curriculum and continuing education students whose classes meet on a regular basis throughout the semester and both full-time and part-time employees will be eligible.

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Counseling Today

JULY 31, 2023

Supportive friendships can improve people’s professional and personal lives and remind them that life is more than just work. The post Voice of Experience: The gift of friendship appeared first on Counseling Today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

A report released by the Harvard University Graduate School of Education (GSE) highlights elements of the college admission culture that could be contributing to the stunting of the ethical growth of students. The report, titled Turning the Tide, falls under the umbrella of Harvard GSE’s Making Caring Common Project and includes recommendations on how to promote greater ethical engagement among aspiring students, reduce excessive achievement pressure, and level the playing field for students fro

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College Aid Services

JULY 31, 2023

The Department of Education has announced updates to Volume 8, The Direct Loan Program of the 2023-2024 Federal Student Aid Handbook and to Volume 1, Student Eligibility, Chapter 3 of the 2023-2024 Federal Student Aid Handbook. The announcement with links can be found below. POSTED DATE: July 26, 2023 AUTHOR: Federal Student Aid ELECTRONIC ANNOUNCEMENT… More » Updates to Federal Student Aid Handbooks The post Updates to Federal Student Aid Handbooks first appeared on College Aid Services

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

An Eastern Nazarene College dorm will provide emergency shelter for up to 58 families facing homelessness, including newly-arrived migrants, The Boston Herald reported. And a second “welcome center” in Quincy, Massachusetts – in the Cove Fine Arts Center on Eastern Nazarene's campus – will be a place to access state shelter and services, the Healey administration said.

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EAB

JULY 31, 2023

Blogs Prospects are tired of your advertisements. Organic social media can change that. Tips to guide your professional and adult education unit through developing social media content for today's market Digital marketing, despite its potential to reach more customers than any other type of marketing, is seen by most consumers as distracting, intrusive, and inauthentic.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

McLean Fahnestock McLean Fahnestock has been appointed chair of the department of art and design at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Fahnestock holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Middle Tennessee State University and a Master of Fine Arts degree from California State University, Long Beach.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

The College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been awarded a $4.6 million grant renewal to support cybersecurity workforce development programs. Dr. Yuliang Zheng The Scholarship for Service grant renewal – from the National Science Foundation (NSF) – seeks to help fill the growing need for a national cybersecurity workforce prepared to deal with artificial intelligence and machine learning.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

Student success organization Catalyze has opened grant applications for the third round of its Catalyze Challenge. Dr. Michelle Cheang This round seeks to support learners ages 11-22 by funding efforts focused on career exploration for young adolescents and activating employer partnerships. “Successful career-connected learning should help young people cultivate their unique career identities and bring employers into the conversation through innovative cross-sector partnerships,” said Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 31, 2023

Maureen McGuinness Maureen McGuinness has been appointed Title IX coordinator for the University of North Texas System. McGuinness holds a bachelor’s degree in communications from John Carroll University in University Heights, Ohio, and master’s and doctoral degrees in higher education from the University of North Texas.

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