Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

In my elementary school there was one Black teacher, Ms. Terri Moore. I never had her as my teacher, but I knew she existed. She also knew me. We often smiled at each other in the hallway. In 5 th grade, Ms. Moore asked me to recite a speech for Black History Month. I stood in front of the entire school, my peers, teachers, and administrators, a sea of majority whiteness, and in February, a month dedicated to people who looked like me, and asked by the only Black teacher at the school, I celebra

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Counseling Today

MAY 18, 2023

Approaching diagnosis through a lens that considers systemic, cultural and ecological factors leads to better treatment outcomes for clients. The post Conceptualizing diagnosis through a social justice lens appeared first on Counseling Today.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2023

Free expression organization PEN America is suing Florida’s Escambia County School District and School Board, alleging that the district’s recent book bans areunconstitutional. Joining PEN are authors, parents, and the largest book publisher in the country: Penguin Random House. Dr. Jonathan Friedman The school district’s recent attempts to challenge what books its students have access to began in 2022, with Northview High School language arts teacher Vicki Baggett challenging more than 100, in

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Steve Keating

MAY 18, 2023

Integrity is the single most important ingredient for Authentic Leadership. From integrity springs trust and absent trust there can be no actual followership. For a leader to truly lead they need the commitment of the people they lead. People cannot commit to someone they do not trust. It is emotionally impossible. When people trust their leaders, they are more likely to be engaged, productive, and willing to go the extra mile.

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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

MAY 18, 2023

Antwan Lofton Antwan Lofton has been named vice president for human resources at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He served as the interim vice president for human resources. Lofton is a graduate of Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a master’s at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

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Believe in Students

MAY 18, 2023

Editor’s note: A previous version of this post said 4% of foster youth successfully graduate college and has been corrected to 3%. So much has happened since I’ve started here at ODU which is why it is important that I share as much of my experience with you for you to understand how my college experience is in no way like the traditional ones you see.

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Student Loan Planner

MAY 18, 2023

Doctors and dentists who qualify for physician home loans have a unique opportunity to get into real estate. In many cases, physician mortgage loans offer attractive benefits such as generous financing with no down payment or much smaller down payments than a traditional mortgage. Although it seems like a no-brainer on paper for qualifying medical […] The post 6 Situations When Physician Loans are a Good Idea appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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I'm First!

MAY 18, 2023

I finally finished my Sophomore year of college on May 12 at 7:04 pm, when I submitted my research project of 17 pages! This semester was tough, a lot of it depended on me holding myself accountable for time management.

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EAB

MAY 18, 2023

Infographic What Can a Higher Ed Data Management Platform Do for You? A data management platform creates a foundation for improvements in every area of campus — from better enrollment outreach to stronger student support and more successful advancement campaigns — by uniting data to build a comprehensive understanding of your institution's biggest challenges and opportunities.

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