IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

JUNE 22, 2019

by: Tanya Ang, Vice President, Veterans Education Success. Seventy-five years ago, on June 22, 1944, the GI Bill was enacted. At the bill signing, President Roosevelt recognized the sacrifices of Americans who served in the military and acknowledged the moral responsibility of the American people to support our veterans as they returned home. With this legislation, President Roosevelt also affirmed the unique potential of higher education to make real the promise of economic and social advance

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Norwalk Community College

JUNE 18, 2019

There’s a new trend among students when it comes to earning a college degree, the swirl. Today’s students working toward a Bachelor’s degree are faced with additional pressures, especially … Continue reading "Swirling: New Connecticut Trend of Taking Courses at Different Colleges". The post Swirling: New Connecticut Trend of Taking Courses at Different Colleges appeared first on Norwalk Community College.

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WashU Institue for Public Health

JUNE 17, 2019

Early exposure to emotional violence “significantly” increases the chances that youths will contemplate suicide, according to new research from three countries conducted by Washington University in St. Louis’ Brown School. “We find the odds of suicide ideation are consistently and significantly greater for adolescents who report overexposure to emotional violence,” said Lindsay Stark, associate professor and co-author of the study “A Sex-disaggregated Analysis of How Emotional Violence Relates t

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Lewermark Blog

JUNE 14, 2019

Blood Is Constantly Needed While driving across town, you might see a sign that reads “Blood Drive Today, Please Donate.” Make no mistake; this is not a simple statement. It’s a cry for help! Blood banks constantly request and collect donations because hospitals are in an almost constant blood shortage crisis for surgeries and […] The post Put a Bandage on Blood Supply Shortages appeared first on LewerMark - Student | Advisor Login.

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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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WashU Institue for Public Health

JUNE 19, 2019

Written by Biva Rajbhandari, programme officer at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation in New Delhi, India and alumna of the Summer Research Program- Public & Global Health Track. I learned about the Summer Research Program during my first year as a Masters’ candidate in Public Health and Social Work at the Brown School. From the beginning, I saw it as a stepping stone to the world of research.

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