Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2024

Building culturally validating and affirming relationships between teachers and students requires plenty of understanding, engagement, changes in behavior, and introspection, according to a webinar held Tuesday by the Equity Assistance Center-South. Victoria McCall The webinar gave a platform to Victoria McCall, director of eLearning at The Center for Black Educator Development, to provide ample advice and instruction on how educators can better forge strong and positive relationships with the p

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Student Minds

MARCH 5, 2024

Ali shares his experience of opening up to people about his feelings while at university. - Ali Despite being on a counselling training course, the idea of me “opening up” didn’t really come to mind when I applied, enrolled, and attended my degree. Perhaps naively it didn’t occur to me that I would have to “open up” as part of the mandatory hours of personal therapy I have to attend as part of the course… “you’re such an emotionally mature person” “you’re so connected with your feelings” “I feel

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 5, 2024

Sandra D. Yates Sandra D. Yates has been appointed associate vice chancellor for development at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. She served as senior director for advancement operations and donor relations at Morehouse College in Atlanta. Yates holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Delaware State University.

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Student Minds

MARCH 5, 2024

Ali shares his experience of opening up to people about his feelings whilst at university. - Ali Despite being on a counselling training course, the idea of me “opening up” didn’t really come to mind when I applied, enrolled, and attended my degree. Perhaps naively it didn’t occur to me that I would have to “open up” as part of the mandatory hours of personal therapy I have to attend as part of the course… “you’re such an emotionally mature person” “you’re so connected with your feelings” “I fee

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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

MARCH 5, 2024

In a recent ruling, a Texas judge determined that a school's hair length policies did not violate the CROWN Act , a law aimed at prohibiting discrimination based on hairstyle and texture. This decision has sparked controversy and raised important questions about the interpretation and enforcement of anti-discrimination laws, particularly in the context of cultural and racial identity.

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Ed.gov Homeroom

MARCH 5, 2024

ED is committed to promoting equitable access to healthy, safe, sustainable, 21st century learning environments and environmental sustainability learning. Research has demonstrated that modern, well-maintained facilities with healthy indoor environments yield better student performance and health, higher teacher retention, and reduced absenteeism. School buildings and grounds are an essential element of equitable access to learning Continue Reading The post ED Takes Climate Action on Multiple Fr

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College Planners of America

MARCH 5, 2024

Colleges never favored using standardized test scores as the primary criterion in admissions. They did considered them useful as the only means of comparing applicants on an apples-to-apples basis. In the early aughts, however, a movement emerged to make test scores optional due to the perception that they were unfair to lower income applicants. Just as the test-optional movement was gathering steam, COVID-19 struck.

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College Aid Services

MARCH 5, 2024

Federal Student Aid has released an electronic announcement about ISIR delivery and support for institutions. Here are the main takeaways: Ensure your organization has completed necessary steps to prepare FTI-SAIG Mailbox for receiving 2024-25 ISIR Files. Updated SAIG software installation required to access ISIRs, explained in EA on 2/27/2024. FSA transmitted test file to active… More » Stay Informed: Key Updates on 2024-2025 ISIR Transmission and Delivery The post Stay Informed: Key Upda

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

MARCH 5, 2024

Prepare Semi-homemade Meals. Semi-homemade is a combination of packaged foods and unprocessed foods. For example, you can use frozen stir-fry mix with canned chicken and instant rice. Grab a frozen chicken alfredo dinner and pair it with a salad and a cup of milk. Choose Simple Recipes. You can make delicious meals with just 5 ingredients for a quick meal.

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Symplicity

MARCH 5, 2024

The United Kingdom is increasingly recognising the importance of mental health support for university students, a demographic that faces unique challenges and stressors. The Higher Education Mental Health Implementation Taskforce, established in June 2023, is a key part of the government's commitment to improving student wellbeing and mental health.

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WACADA

MARCH 5, 2024

Christina L. Jackson Keynote Biography: Christina L. Jackson is a multi hyphenated student advocate and professional speaker from the Midwest. She.

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