Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2023

The Ohio State University (OSU) College of Medicine will receive $15 million to create a new women's health research program. Sarah Soter Kay, Sarah Ross Soter, and Dr. John Warner The pledge comes from Sarah "Sally" Ross Soter and the Soter Kay Foundation to establish the Sarah Ross Soter Women’s Health Research Program, which will include research awards; an endowed position for a preeminent physician-scientist; two endowed professorships for postdoctoral fellows and young clinicians; a women’

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Steve Keating

MAY 21, 2023

There are people in leadership positions who use delegation as a tool to dump undesirable work on people they don’t particularly care for. But when used properly, the way Authentic Leaders use it, delegation can be a powerful tool to grow your future leaders. It not only builds their skills, it grows their confidence and keeps them engaged. Plus, it frees the leader to do something that their people can’t do.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 21, 2023

Kendra Jason Kendra Jason has been appointed executive fellow for strategic initiatives in the Office of Diversity and Inclusion at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Jason is a graduate of Augusta University in Georgia and holds a master’s and a Ph.D. in sociology from North Carolina State University.

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Close the Gap Foundation

MAY 21, 2023

The team at Close the Gap (CTG), spoke with the many talented fellows and mentors about their experience with the Close the Gap Social Impact Fellowship program, as well as their support for the first generation, low income (FGLI) community. In this case study series, we share with you their personal stories, passions and motivations. Let's Meet Lydia Lydia has been a mentor with CTG for two consecutive years.

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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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