Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Educators and doctoral students offered advice and shared career experiences Tuesday in an effort to guide aspiring graduate students seeking to become teachers and to promote resources that students could access along the way. Marcus Penny In a Jan. 16 online panel sponsored by the Rutgers Graduate School of Education, leaders and alumni from the Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT), an organization that works to support students through grad school and increase educator diversity, hi

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Student Loan Planner

JANUARY 16, 2024

A strategic approach to saving and investing can mean the difference between working well into your 60s and 70s versus living life on your own terms. Whether you want to hang up your white coat early or just want to comfortably cut back hours, doctors have more retirement planning options than you might think. How… The post Retirement Planning for Doctors: Unlocking the Golden Egg of Early Retirement appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Monique Trusclair Maddox Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation The Descendants Truth & Reconciliation Foundation announced applications are open for an advancement of education scholarship program in partnership with Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF). The scholarships will provide Descendants of Jesuit slaveholding in the United States with need-based scholarships of up to $10,000 for attendance at a historically Black college or university (HBCU) as well as other post-second

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Community College Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

If you have a head for music and business, consider a career in the management and marketing of the music industry. Learn about how you can jumpstart a career in the music business at community colleges.

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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

JANUARY 16, 2024

The nonprofit Partnership With Native Americans , or PWNA, recently announced that the consumer financial services company, Synchrony , has awarded $100,000 to support Indigenous education. Partnership with Native Americans offers scholarships, college grants, emergency funding, college readiness camps, and literacy and school supplies through its American Indian Education Program to improve Native students’ access to higher education.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has awarded a $1 million grant to Pitt Community College to help boost college enrollment and completion rates among students in rural areas. Shown is the Warren Building on the Pitt Community College campus in Winterville, North Carolina, where officials are working to boost college enrollment and completion rates among students in rural areas.

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Community College Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

Make a lucrative career switch in two years or less by earning a degree or certificate as a paralegal, health information management, dental assistant, and pharmacy technician at your community college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

J. David Bratton J. David Bratton has been named artist-in-residence and director of choirs at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. Bratton is a Grammy-nominated gospel singer, songwriter, and producer. He holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Benedict College.

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Community College Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

In addition to the new beer crafting program at a North Carolina Community College, we take a look at other schools around the country that teach the fine arts of beer and wine making.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Austin Community College District (ACC) is proposing to make college tuition free for all high school seniors in Central Texas. The Austin Community College District plans to present a formal plan for a free tuition pilot program to its Board of Trustees in February. Austin Community College District ACC Chancellor Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart presented the proffer Jan. 8 but expects to present a formal plan to the Board of Trustees in February.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JANUARY 16, 2024

Ten Years of Innovating Together Reflecting on the Journey and Looking Ahead bridget Thu, 01/18/2024 - 06:00 Higher Ed Leadership Student Success Weekly Wisdom In a world where technological advancements and pop culture often dominate the conversation, this year marks a significant milestone in the world of higher education—the tenth anniversary of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Danielle Lopez has been appointed the inaugural director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) for Accessibility Services at Hudson County Community College (HCCC). Danielle Lopez Lopez will serve as the college’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)/Section 504 coordinator, according to HCCC President Dr. Christopher Reber. She will lead and support our accessibility and accommodation programs for students and employees.

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NCLC Student Loan Borrower Assistance

JANUARY 16, 2024

And What Borrowers Can Do When Their Servicer Fails Them Federal student loan borrowers are entering their fourth month of repayment since the end of the payment pause in September 2023. For many, the return to repayment has created uncertainty and anxiety about managing an additional monthly payment and understanding loan repayment options, and about 40% of borrowers missed payments the first month.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Tracye Y. Davis Tracye Y. Davis has been named executive director of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at Henry Ford College in Dearborn, Michigan. Davis holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Spring Arbor University in Michigan and a master’s in education from Central Michigan University.

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Community College Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

Wine-making has attracted the attention and interest of hundreds of determined entrepreneurs. Find out what training is available at your community college.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

As debate rages on about the forced resignation of Harvard President Dr. Claudine Gay, a familiar trope has surfaced yet again. As if to echo Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts’ decision in the Harvard affirmative action case [1] , many have asserted that Gay got her job because of race and gender, contrasting that with a “pure” merit-based selection of leaders.

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Community College Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

Considering the healthcare field? Your community college can equip you for any number of healthcare positions.

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Community College Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

Learn more about how community colleges are playing a role in training early education teachers.

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Community College Review

JANUARY 16, 2024

Community colleges offer a wide variety of music and theatre programs. Whether you are building your career foundation or exploring the performing arts, consider all the available resources.

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