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Acrobatics and Tumbling Recommended for NCAA Championship Status

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Acrobatics and tumbling made significant progress toward NCAA championship status, with its inaugural National Collegiate Championship potentially taking place in spring 2027. The NCAA Committee on Women's Athletics voted last Thursday to recommend that all three divisions sponsor legislation to establish a National Collegiate Championship in acrobatics and tumbling.

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FAMU's Presidential Selection Sparks Controversy Amid Claims of Political Influence

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Florida A&M University's Board of Trustees' selection of Marva Johnson as the institution's next president has ignited fierce controversy, with critics arguing the decision represents a politically motivated attempt to undermine one of the nation's premier historically Black universities. Johnson, a corporate lobbyist and Group Vice President of State Government Affairs for Charter Communications, was recommended as FAMU's 13th president despite widespread opposition from students, faculty,

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Red Sox Step Up to the Plate for Mental Health with “Change Up the Conversation” Initiative

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Authored by Active Minds. The Boston Red Sox are addressing mental health stigma with “Change Up the Conversation,” a season-long initiative spotlighting six New England nonprofits. Launched this May, the program will feature monthly partnerships, in-park experiences, and social media stories to promote open dialogue. Each organization will be highlighted in this season-long initiative, with youth and staff invited to Fenway Park and their stories shared online.

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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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