Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2023
Rutgers University's plan to merge New Jersey’s two largest public medical schools, New Jersey Medical School and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, has proven controversial, NorthJersey.com reported. Dr. Jonathan Holloway Faculty concerns and disagreements surrounding a potential merger culminated in a Jul. 21 vote of lost confidence in Rutgers President Dr.
Active Minds
JULY 24, 2023
A peek online will expose you to a seemingly unlimited number of self-care routines, tips, and advice. But take a second look, and you’ll see a disconnection between what internet influencers portray as self-care and what a self-care day actually looks like. What does it mean to care for yourself? Is it popping a different color bath bomb in your tub every night?
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2023
Integrating a therapy dog into the classroom increases mental health support for nursing students, according to a recent study from Saint Louis University. Dr. Margaret Bultas The study, “Evaluation of Dog Presence as a Therapeutic Classroom Intervention,” was conducted by Dr. Margaret Bultas, professor in SLU’s Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing.
Patter by Pat Thomson
JULY 24, 2023
Energy saving mode. Not the same as being asleep. Still ticking along but not doing a great deal. Ready to wake up if called upon. Computers have energy saving mode. So do new cars. So why not us? How handy it would be to have energy saving mode when you’re doing one of those academic tasks which can easily spiral out of control. The tasks you still need to be awake for but where it’d be helpful to conserve your focus and effort until it’s needed.
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.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2023
The University of Michigan’s Faculty Senate has been approved to expand by 2,800 members, MLive reported. UMich’s Board of Regents unanimously approved the expansion Jul. 20. 2,800 more voices will be added to the Senate’s current approximate 4,300. Members voted 1,082 for and 567 against. This expansion adds clinical professors, archivists, curators, and certain lecturers to the representative wing of UMich’s faculty governance system, said Faculty Senate Chair Dr.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2023
Seton Hall University President Dr. Joseph has resigned from his post, cutting his initial five-year term as president short, Asbury Park Press reported. Dr. Joseph E. Nyre "I have informed the Board of Regents that I will be taking a sabbatical during the upcoming year and then plan to relinquish my position as President," Nyre said in a Monday announcement.
Student Loan Planner
JULY 24, 2023
Vermont residents carry a federal student debt load of around $3 billion, according to 2023 U.S. Department of Education data. If you’re from the Green Mountain State and looking for debt relief options, check out these Vermont student loan forgiveness programs. 11 Vermont student loan forgiveness options Vermont has quite a few loan repayment and […] The post 11 Vermont Student Loan Forgiveness Programs You Probably Don’t Know About appeared first on Student Loan Planner.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2023
Farrukh Alvi Farrukh Alvi has been named associate provost for innovation, research & entrepreneurship in STEM at Florida State University. Alvi, a Don Fuqua Eminent Scholar, holds a bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Pennsylvania State University.
College Planners of America
JULY 24, 2023
Experts in higher education have long criticized the Advanced Placement (AP) program, but few have been as scathing as John Tierney, a professor at Boston College. In an article in Atlantic Magazine , he said, “ Fraudulent schemes come in all shapes and sizes. To work, they typically wear a patina of respectability. That’s the case with Advanced Placement courses, one of the great frauds perpetrated on American high-school students. ” That’s a powerful statement.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2023
Gallaudet University, a school for deaf and hard of hearing students, recently honored the 24 Black deaf students and four Black teachers of the Kendall School Division II for Negroes, which operated on the school campus from 1952-1954. The historic graduation ceremony awarded high school diplomas to the 24 and their descendants, conferred by Gallaudet's Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2023
Police in Ann Arbor, Michigan, are investigating "hate-motivated vandalism" at two off-campus fraternity houses at the University of Michigan, ABC News reported. The vandalism in question was "homophobic and antisemitic" and included a swastika, according to the Ann Arbor Police Department , adding that they believe the crimes occurred between Jul. 17-18.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 24, 2023
A former Northwestern University volleyball player is suing the school, alleging university officials failed to properly address a 2021 hazing incident and seeking at least $50,000 in damages and a jury trial, NPR reported. The player – "Jane Doe 1" in the lawsuit – claimed she faced hazing, harassment, bullying, and retaliation while on Northwestern's volleyball team.
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