Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Dr. Nicholas Bowman The presence of underrepresented racial minority (URM) and first-generation college students in a course is related to higher STEM grades for all students in the class, especially for the minority students themselves, according to a recent study published in AERA Open. The December-published study, " The Role of Minoritized Student Representation in Promoting Achievement and Equity Within College STEM Courses ", examined the effects of having URM and first-gen students in und

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Active Minds

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The mission of Active Minds is centered around mobilizing youth and young adults to be the mental health change in their schools and communities. In my ten years at the organization, I have seen the power of grassroots advocacy in improving mental health culture nationwide — but I’ve also seen the toll it can take on young changemakers. The truth is you can’t pour from an empty cup, and we are hearing more and more that young people are unable to access the mental health care they need because o

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Mandy Distel Mandy Distel has been named chief financial officer at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. She serves as vice president and treasurer and was previously interim CFO. Distel holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

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Patter by Pat Thomson

DECEMBER 11, 2023

I’m finally writing a paper. It’s one that’s been percolating for about a year. A year, that’s actually not a long time in the making. And that’s just the way it is sometimes. As much as you might want it to be otherwise, some ideas just take their own good time to coalesce. I’ve assumed until recently that when you’re not writing some kind of processing happens somewhere.

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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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Counseling Today

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As technology continues to change the way people grieve, counselors need to be prepared to help clients navigate how they express their grief online in safe and healthy ways. The post The benefits and challenges of grieving online appeared first on Counseling Today.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

DECEMBER 11, 2023

How the FAFSA is Making Financial Aid More Accessible to Families Nationwide In the last year and a half, the Free Application for Federal Student Aid – or FAFSA – has undergone major changes to make the application easier to complete for students nationwide. This is the first major update that the FAFSA has experienced in 40 years. Not surprisingly, these changes have impacted the opening of the application for the fall.

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Knack

DECEMBER 11, 2023

As the fall semester draws to a close, it's time to pause and reflect on our journey thus far. This period has been one of growth and learning, not just for students, but for professionals in the field of higher education. Learning centers have been at the heart of this journey, serving as hubs of knowledge, support, and innovation.

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College Planners of America

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Most families welcome any type of external financial aid that can help them afford college. Although they may not accept all aid offered to them, they prefer a wide array of choices. The FAFSA process is the best way to obtain aid from Federal and state governments, colleges, and private sources — and it’s free! The College Board’s College Scholarship Service (CSS) isn’t free, but submitting a CSS Profile application form is an inexpensive way to apply for aid from the institutions that particip

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Knack

DECEMBER 11, 2023

In Part 1 , we explored the challenges tutors and tutees face in building community around the vulnerable experience of seeking help, learning, and making mistakes.

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The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Effective Sharing in Higher Ed Leadership Pitching Ideas That Scale bridget Thu, 12/14/2023 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom Collaboration begins with sharing ideas in the spirit of all partners benefitting from what each brings to the table. In this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Podcast , Bridget Burns , CEO of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), and Doug Lederman , Editor of Inside Higher Ed , examined pitching scalable ideas from a place of commonality, respect

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Amid ongoing criticism of her testimony at a congressional hearing last week regarding antisemitism on campus, Liz Magill, the president of The University of Pennsylvania resigned on Saturday. The chairman of the school’s board of trustees, Scott Bok, also resigned immediately during a trustees meeting Saturday evening. Dr. Claudine Gay “Following that, it became clear that her position was no longer tenable, and she and I concurrently decided that it was time for her to exit,” Bok said in a sta

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 11, 2023

If you haven’t realized it yet, that congressional hearing last week that continues to make news wasn’t about solving antisemitism in America. That was the given context for the hearing, but it really served as a platform for an outright attack by right-wing MAGA-types on the thing they believe has destroyed higher ed the last 30 years. What would that be?

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