Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

Delnita Evans dreams of being a dean because she wants to help underrepresented students succeed. “I saw that people that looked like me did not matriculate. We weren’t graduating,” said the master’s candidate in higher education student affairs at the Morgan State University School of Education & Urban Studies. “Sometimes, all a student needs is someone who looks like them to have a conversation so that they can understand that they can do this.

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

The 1,038 community colleges in the U.S. play an important role for students and communities, providing a quality education that prepares students for jobs or to transfer to four-year colleges and universities. Given that over 40% of undergraduate students in the U.S. are pursuing an Associate’s Degree and the percentage of job openings that require a four-year degree declined from 51% in 2017 to 44% in 2021, the significance of community colleges in shaping the next generation of workers can’t

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2023

Tsai Lu Liu Tsai Lu Liu has been named dean of the College of Architecture, Arts, and Design at Virginia Tech. Liu served as the head of the department of graphic design and industrial design at North Carolina State University. He earned a bachelor’s degree from National Cheng Kung University in Taiwan, an MBA from Georgia State University, and a Master of Industrial Design degree from Auburn University.

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College Aid Services

MAY 9, 2023

The US Department of Education has announced that over 615,000 borrowers have had their loans forgiven under the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, with a total of $4.2 billion in loan forgiveness approved as of October 2021. The PSLF program was created in 2007 to incentivize graduates to enter public service jobs and forgive… More » ED: $42 Billion in Approved Public Service Loan Forgiveness for More Than 615,000 Borrowers The post ED: $42 Billion in Approved Public Service

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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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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MAY 9, 2023

Note: This letter originally appeared as an e-mail sent to the Hopkins community on May 9, 2023. Dear JHU Community, As we close out this academic year and head into summer, we want to provide an update to our COVID-19 vaccination policy. In consultation with the Johns Hopkins University Health Advisory Group and other public health experts across our campuses, and given the impending expiration of the federal COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration, Johns Hopkins University is simplifying

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Mongoose

MAY 9, 2023

Alexa (Alex) Heinrich , an award-winning social media strategist and accessibility advocate, sits down with FYI Host, Gil Rogers, to discuss social media accessibility. They discuss best practices for creating content that is more accessible to all audiences - including the do's and don'ts of alt text and emojis, as well as how creating accessible content has an impact on your marketing efforts.

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

MAY 9, 2023

Serving Size: 1 cup | Serves: 5 Ingredients: 5 cups of vegetables cut into uniform sized pieces (carrots, mushrooms, onions, potatoes, sweet potatoes, turnips, winter squash) 1 tablespoon oil (canola or vegetable) 2 teaspoons dried Italian seasoning 1/8 teaspoon ground black pepper 1/8 teaspoon salt Directions: Preheat oven to 425ºF. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.

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EAB

MAY 9, 2023

Podcast Do Community Colleges Need an “Intervention”? Episode 150. May 9, 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. Reporter Jon Marcus joins EAB’s Tara Zirkel to explore the root causes behind steep enrollment declines and poor student outcomes at community colleges.

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