Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

The College Board will not be altering its Advanced Placement (AP) classes to accommodate new demands from Florida, The Hill reported. Gov. Ron DeSantis The educational testing company announced this decision in a letter last Thursday. “[College Board] will not modify our courses to accommodate restrictions on teaching essential, college-level topics,” the College Board said.

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Student Loan Planner

JUNE 16, 2023

Key Takeaways: After going through medical school and getting a degree in a healthcare field, there’s a good chance that you might have a high amount of student loan debt, limiting traditional mortgage options due to your debt-to-income ratio and difficulty in saving up for a down payment. However, some financial institutions, like Liberty Federal […] The post Physician Loan Review of Liberty Federal Credit Union appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

Howard University’s Undergraduate Library will be renamed in honor of Howard President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick. Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick The announcement was made by the university's Board of Trustees Chairman Dr. Laurence Morse during Frederick’s Jun. 8 farewell dinner. “There is, perhaps, no place on the Hilltop more revered than the Upper Quadrangle-Main Yard, known affectionately as “The Yard,” Morse said.

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Counseling Today

JUNE 16, 2023

This ACA book breaks down the counseling process and helps counselors cultivate their own counseling style. The post Behind the Book: Doing Counseling: Developing Your Clinical Skills and Style appeared first on Counseling Today.

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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

JUNE 16, 2023

Dr. Julie Kornfeld will become president of Kenyon College, effective Oct. 1. Dr. Julie Kornfeld Kornfeld is currently vice provost for academic programs at Columbia University. She has also served as vice dean for education and associate professor of epidemiology at Columbia’s Mailman School of Public Health; and assistant dean and director of education at University of Miami's Miller School of Medicine.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

Johns Hopkins University and Health System faced a cybersecurity attack last month. The Johns Hopkins community were notified Wednesday that their personal information may be at risk. Those at risk will be contacted personally if affected. A letter from the school urged community members to monitor bank accounts, consider fraud alerts or credit freezes with major credit bureaus, be wary of phishing attempts, and sign up for credit monitoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

Khala Granville Khala Granville has been appointed director of undergraduate admission and recruitment at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Granville holds a bachelor’s degree in communication from the University of Louisville and a Master of Divinity degree from the Christian Theological Seminary in Indianapolis.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2023

A new study by EAB highlights a trend among students who feel unsure about their commitment to college due to growing concerns about affordability, academic success, and mental health preparedness. These students started their high school career during the COVID 19 pandemic and are currently making the transition into adulthood. The data offers new insight on the contributing factors for the spike decline in enrollment at community college and universities across the country.

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