Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2023

Gladys M. Ayala Gladys M. Ayala has been appointed dean and chief academic officer at the New York University Long Island School of Medicine. Ayala has a bachelor’s degree in biology from Long Island University, a Master of Public Health degree from Columbia University, and a medical doctorate from the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.

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Steve Keating

MARCH 19, 2023

There are a lot of ways a leader, people in general actually, can cause communication to go sideways. Perhaps the biggest is simply not communicating often enough. Assuming people know what you’re thinking and therefore you don’t need to communicate much, is often the fatal flaw of what could have been a successful leadership tenure. Another huge mistake is assuming that simply because they delivered a message it was received.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 19, 2023

The psychological health of young minoritized girls in rigorous academic environments took center stage on the second day of the Whole Girl Education National Conference at Barnard College, with a conversation featuring best-selling author Rachel Simmons. This year’s Whole Girl Conference, bringing together school leaders, teachers, and all types of educators of girls and gender-expansive youth, is the first ever.

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School Counselor Blog

MARCH 19, 2023

Are you looking for virtual professional development? Are you looking to up your technology and advocacy game? Check out the virtual professional development, Empower Your Practice , hosted by Magnolia State School Counselor Association on March 30th from 8:30am CST/ 9:30am EST - 2:30pm CST/3:30pm EST. Members and non-members can attend! MSCA planned a day packed full of sessions to help you use technology and social media in your school counseling program!

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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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