Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

While a large majority (90%) of college students see in free speech as necessary, a somewhat smaller majority (70%) view the exercise as potentially injurious, according to a new study by Knight Foundation-Ipsos. “ College Student Views on Free Expression and Campus Speech 2024 ” is part of a research series started in 2016 that tracks college student views on the First Amendment and free expression.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

Teresa Leger Fernández U.S. Representatives Teresa Leger Fernández of New Mexico, David Trone of Maryland, Chris Pappas of New Hampshire, and Lucy McBath of Georgia have introduced the Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act to help higher education institutions implement programs to prevent alcohol and substance misuse on campus and support those with substance use disorders.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

The Common App has launched its 2024–2025 application for more than 1,100 colleges and universities worldwide. The not-for-profit organization founded in 1975 has grown to serve more a million students online annually through its online application platform. Dr. Bonnie Lynch "As we focus on closing our equity gap in low- and middle-income students accessing postsecondary opportunities, we continue to grow our diverse membership so that students from all backgrounds have the opportunity to pursue

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 4, 2024

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania will be a benefactor of an historic increase in basic education funding in the state. Governor Josh Shapiro The historically Black university is set to receive an additional $992,500 for Fiscal Year 2024-25 to total state appropriations above $21.7 million for the year. The increase is part of the largest increase in basic education funding in the state’s history at nearly $1.1 billion.

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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

AUGUST 4, 2024

Donald Trump Clark Atlanta University has issued a response to remarks made by former President Donald J. Trump at a recent campaign rally in Atlanta regarding his work with the historically Black university during the COVID-19 pandemic. Trump quoted Michaelah Montgomery — reportedly a former Clark Atlanta student and who was at the rally — as telling him “You saved my college,” when they met at another Georgia campaign event earlier in 2024.

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