Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to benefit multiple aspects of higher education, from logistics to the student experience, according to a new playbook from Complete College America and T3 Advisory. The playbook, “Attainment with AI Making a Real Difference in College Completion with Artificial Intelligence,” describes the ways in which higher ed can take advantage of what AI has to offer amid the surge in AI discussion this year.

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Active Minds

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. Send Silence Packing® (SSP) is a traveling exhibit with the purpose of opening the conversation about mental health issues that we all face on a daily basis while also providing attendees with the resources available to them on a community and national level. I decided to become a tour coordinator this fall because it allows me to better my knowledge about mental health and learn different styles and methods that others use to cope and

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Quamina Carter Quamina Carter has been named vice president of Student Affairs at Claremont Graduate University. She served as assistant vice president of student affairs. Carter holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Tuskegee University and a master’s in counseling from Martin University.

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Symplicity

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

For recruiters and employers on the hunt for best-fit talent, time is everything. During recruiting season, employers and recruiters need to focus on strategies that will ensure long-term success. Yet, sometimes, tight recruiting budgets and small teams make it difficult to split their time between proactively building pipelines and repetitive low-level tasks like screening and scheduling.

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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

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Overall hiring for the Class of 2024 is projected to decrease 1.9% but does not indicate a bad job market, according to a new survey from the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). Shawn VanDerziel The findings do not necessarily mean that the job market is weak. Rather, this decrease follows the record high levels of growth that the college job market saw in 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Students from the Northwestern Prison Education Program (NPEP) have attained bachelor’s degrees, the first time in U.S. history that incarcerated students have received bachelor’s degrees from a top 10 university. Dr. Jennifer Lackey Northwestern University The prisoners – they engaged in the program from inside Stateville Correctional Center in Illinois – were celebrated at a Nov. 15 ceremony, where they were able to walk across stage and receive their diplomas.

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John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Need a vegetarian dish to add to your Thanksgiving line-up, or just a delicious way to use up that spare can of pumpkin puree knocking around your pantry? This recipe is the way to do it. Pumpkin Bisque Ingredients 1 1⁄2 tablespoon olive oil 1 cup onion, roughly chopped 2 teaspoon fresh garlic, minced 1 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg 1 teaspoon cinnamon 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger 2 tablespoon Arborio rice 1 quart (4 cups) vegetable stock (not sodium reduced) 1 can pumpkin puree (15oz) 1 teaspoon salt Inst

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Dr. Johnny Smith Johnny Smith has been appointed vice president of instruction and student support services at Robeson Community College in Lumberton, North Carolina. Smith holds a bachelor’s degree in human services from Carson Newman University in Jefferson City, Tennessee, as well as a master’s in education, an Ed.S., and a doctoral degree in educational leadership from Appalachian State University in Boone, North Carolina.

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