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Florida Board of Governors Confirms Marva Johnson as FAMU President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marva Johnson In a news release, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) announced that the Florida Board of Governors voted unanimously on June 18 to confirm Marva Johnson as president of FAMU. “It is a profound honor to be selected as the 13th president of Florida A&M University — a historic institution with a rich legacy shaped by giants,” said Johnson in a statement.

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Three Essential Skills for Human-Centered Leadership

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Stephanie Simpson is a multi-hyphenate speaker, coach, educator, artist, and writer dedicated to helping people understand what it means to… The post Three Essential Skills for Human-Centered Leadership appeared first on CAMPUSPEAK.

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Removing Credit Transfer Barriers Key to Improving Higher Ed Completion Rates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Andrew J. Seligsohn Higher education in the United States has come under increasing scrutiny — but not always for the right reasons. Critics claim that colleges and universities award degrees with little economic value, limit ideological expression on campus, and operate primarily for their own financial interests, rather than as institutions of shared public value.

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RAQUEL MONROE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Raquel Monroe Howard University has named Raquel Monroe dean of the Chadwick A. Boseman College of Fine Arts. In that role, she Monroe will oversee academic, performance, and research programming for visual arts and design, music, and theater arts at Howard. Monroe currently serves as a full professor and associate dean of graduate education and academic affairs at the University of Texas at Austin’s (UT Austin) College of Fine Arts.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Judge Orders Release of Former Columbia University Student Mahmoud Khalil

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The AP reported that U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz ordered the U.S. government to release former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention center where he has been held since early March. On June 13, Farbiarz declined to release Khalil, finding that the government’s allegation that Khalil lied on his green card allegation provided sufficient cause for Khalil to remain detained.