Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2023

Two sessions continued on Thursday during the second and final day of the Black Men Research Institute’s (BMRI) Spring Symposium. The convening continued its conversation on the mental health of African American men at the Woodruff Library in the heart of the Atlanta University Center. “These conversations are needed,” said Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, Interim Executive Director of BMRI.

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Active Minds

MARCH 30, 2023

Have you ever heard someone say, “The weather has been so bipolar”? Or make an off-hand comment of “He’s been acting so bipolar,” when someone’s mood has been more erratic than usual? These phrases, while seemingly harmless, actually have a deeper impact than we might realize. When we use mental illnesses like bipolar disorder as adjectives for negative experiences in our lives, we further legitimize myths about bipolar disorder that are incredibly harmful to those who live with the disorder, an

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2023

The University of Michigan’s Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO) began striking Mar. 29 following five months of negotiations, The Detroit News reported. A GEO rally took place on campus Wednesday morning, with hundreds of students, undergraduate and graduate, in attendance. GEO represents approximately 2,300 graduate student instructors and staff assistants.

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Steve Keating

MARCH 30, 2023

Many “leaders” claim to empower their people. Many say they are excellent at delegating tasks to those same people. Funny thing is, their people often don’t know that. The reality is that too many people in leadership positions “dump” work they don’t like to do on their people. They give little direction about how to do the task and then, when it’s not done correctly they criticize the person they delegated the task to.

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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

MARCH 30, 2023

Dr. Wen Mao will become the Helen and William O’Toole Dean of the Villanova School of Business (VSB), effective Aug. 1. Dr. Wen Mao “Given Dr. Mao’s long and productive history as a Villanova faculty member, coupled with her deep understanding of Villanova’s distinctive Augustinian approach to education, it quickly became clear that she was the right candidate to lead VSB,” said the Rev.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2023

J. Celeste Lay has been appointed interim dean of Newcomb-Tulane College at Tulane University in New Orleans. Lay holds a bachelor’s degree in political science from the College of Charleston in South Carolina and a Ph.D. in government and politics at the University of Maryland College Park.

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HEAG

MARCH 30, 2023

Federal Student Aid (FSA) has a number of tools available to assess the compliance of institutions participating in the federal aid programs — and they’ve just re-generated and old one and added it to their current tool box. Members of … Read more ».

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 30, 2023

Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU) will close at the end of this academic year due to financial problems. The school’s board of trustees unanimously voted Mar. 28 to move in this direction. “It is with deep sadness that we announce the Board of Trustees has made the heartbreaking decision to close our beloved Iowa Wesleyan after 181 years as an educational pillar in this community,” IWU President Christine Plunkett said.

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