Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

Dr. John L. Jackson, Jr. will become provost at the University of Pennsylvania, effective Jun. 1. Dr. John L. Jackson, Jr. Jackson – an urban researcher, media ethnographer, anthropologist of religion, and theorist of race/ethnicity – is currently the dean at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication and serves as the Richard Perry University Professor and is on the faculty at Penn’s Center for Experimental Ethnography.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

APRIL 11, 2023

By Roberto Rodríguez, Assistant Secretary, Office of Planning, Evaluation, and Policy Development, and Kristina Ishmael, Deputy Director, Office of Educational Technology During the U.S. Department of Education’s National Digital Equity Summit, Secretary Miguel Cardona emphasized that “interagency collaboration matters.” Siloing efforts to close the digital divide between different sectors can impede the capacity for collective, Continue Reading The post Building Strong Partnerships to Advance D

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

Candis Watts Smith Candis Watts Smith has been appointed interim vice provost for undergraduate education at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Smith serves as an associate professor of political science at the university. She also earned her bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in political science from Duke.

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Counseling Today

APRIL 11, 2023

Eating is often viewed exclusively as a nutritional issue, but counselors can play an important role by helping clients unpack the emotional aspects of their relationship to food. The post Fast-food frenzy: Treating emotional eating appeared first on Counseling Today.

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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

APRIL 11, 2023

Boston residents can get tuition-free education at six community colleges, due to the expansion of the city government’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan. Regardless of age, income, or immigration status, they will be eligible for funding for up to three years of tuition and fees at six partner schools: Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, Bunker Hill Community College, Massasoit Community College, MassBay Community College, Roxbury Community College, and Urban College of Bosto

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the 15 winners of its 2023 awards for excellence in education research. Dr. Felice J. Levine The winners included Dr. James A. Banks, Kerry and Linda Killinger Endowed Chair in Diversity Studies Emeritus at the University of Washington, for the Distinguished Contributions to Research in Education Award; Dr.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 11, 2023

Each year, high school students applying to college and college students currently enrolled in courses must fill out their Free Application for Federal Student aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA is the federal form that collects your family’s income and tax information. That information is then used. The post The New Launch of FAFSA in December 2023 appeared first on CFAA.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

This past weekend, Texas Southern University’s (TSU) cheer squad became the first from a historically Black college or university (HBCU) to win a national title at the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) College National Championship, Click2Houston reported. “When I first came to TSU, I told the team we’re going to Nationals,” said head coach Shontrese Comeaux.

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Civitas Learning

APRIL 11, 2023

The vision of the Civitas Learning Student Impact Platform is to drive equitable, optimal student outcomes through better decision-making and collaborative student support systems. In 2023, that means our roadmap is focused on three things: Empowering you to organize strategies around data Making it even easier for institutional leaders to turn data into action Streamlining experiences for you and your students Here’s a look at some of the latest updates we’re working on: Empowering You to Org

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

Cardinal Stritch University in Wisconsin will be closing at the end of the spring semester due to financial issues and declining enrollment, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. "We're all devastated by this development, but after examining all options this decision was necessary," President Dan Scholz said in a video announcement. "I wish there was a different path we could pursue.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Research Reveals Ways to Improve Mental Health Support for First-Generation Students April 11, 2023 — by Holly Hexter Colleges can do more to help first-generation students address mental health challenges as they transition to campus life, an Ohio State University researcher says. Pasha Sergeev , a doctoral candidate at OSU and a Pell Institute intern, singled out greater collaboration with K-12 education and increased family engagement as ways that colleges can improve their mental health supp

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

Dr. Elizabeth Armstrong-Mensah has been involved in the field of public health for much of her career, tackling such global challenges as HIV/AIDS and maternal and child health. Now, the Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health is recognizing and honoring her with the 2023 ASPPH Early Career Teaching Excellence Award for her most recent work as a clinical associate professor at the Georgia State University School of Public Health, a role she has held since August 2017.

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APRIL 11, 2023

Dr. Leanne Son Hing joins FYI to discuss biases and discrimination within institutions and their admissions processes. Leanne and Gil talk about studies that have been done to identify these biases, how institutions don't always believe that these decisions are happening, and how they can be addressed.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 11, 2023

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration's ( NASA) Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP) has launched an award to help give minority-serving institutions (MSIs) more research opportunities. The MUREP Partnership Learning Annual Notification (MPLAN) award will provide up to $50,000 to enable MSIs to contribute to NASA research and form the potential basis for long-term partnerships between NASA and MSIs.

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EAB

APRIL 11, 2023

Blogs 5 attributes defining Gen Z's relationship with advancement As the class of 2023 prepares to graduate this spring, advancement leaders can no longer ignore the increasing prevalence of Generation Z in their donor and alumni constituencies. The oldest members of Gen Z, a group that includes individuals born between 1997 and 2012, will turn 26 this year.

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I'm First!

APRIL 11, 2023

This year’s spring break came very early for ISU but was extraordinarily rejuvenating and welcomed. The past few years over spring break I have gone on Alternative Spring Breaks to give back to the community and travel around different states.

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EAB

APRIL 11, 2023

Podcast Virtual Reality is Transforming Higher Ed Episode 146. April 11, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast. You can join the conversation on social media using #EABOfficeHours. Follow the podcast on Spotify , Google Podcasts , Apple Podcasts , SoundCloud and Stitcher or visit our podcast homepage for additional episodes. EAB’s Michael Koppenheffer and Colin Koproske discuss ways that virtual reality is already transforming higher ed.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

APRIL 11, 2023

By: James Kvaal As the Department of Education (Department) strives to make postsecondary education more affordable and student loans more manageable than ever before, we are also working to identify and remedy the root causes of unaffordable debts. President Biden has called for a postsecondary education system that’s not only more affordable, but more accountable Continue Reading The post Update on the Department of Education’s Third-Party Servicer Guidance appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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