NACAC's Admitted
APRIL 29, 2022
iStock It was the spring of 1985 and all I wanted was a Swatch watch. There wasn’t a specific one that I wanted; I just really wanted a Swatch. I had spent most of ‘84 ogling the bold plastic watches that I would see some of my lucky friend’s wear. In the mall we would walk past the glass display box in the department store on the way to the Naturalizer store for my mom’s beige work pumps.
Purdue University Global
APRIL 29, 2022
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and since May is right around the corner, it’s a good time to feature a new resource in the Academic Success Center: Student Wellness Resources. This website features wellness resources that were compiled and collected by the Learning for Success Center with the assistance of students and staff in the Purdue University Global Psychology Club and Psi Chi Honor Society.
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Community College Review
APRIL 29, 2022
Just a few short years ago, community college dormitories were a rarity. Today, more and more community colleges are building student housing, with an array of benefits for students. Learn about who is jumping onto the dorm bandwagon.
Department of Education Homeroom Blog
APRIL 29, 2022
By: Damian Archer As one of the first recipients in Maine of a Pell Grant through the Second Chance Pell Experimental Sites Initiative, I cherish these opportunities to represent education’s potential for rehabilitating the imprisoned. My education while incarcerated and my release to the “real world” holds perspective which I offer gratefully to provide more.
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.
NACAC's Admitted
APRIL 29, 2022
iStock. It was the spring of 1985 and all I wanted was a Swatch watch. There wasn’t a specific one that I wanted; I just really wanted a Swatch. I had spent most of ‘84 ogling the bold plastic watches that I would see some of my lucky friend’s wear. In the mall we would walk past the glass display box in the department store on the way to the Naturalizer store for my mom’s beige work pumps.
Blackboard Blog
APRIL 27, 2022
College enrollment, specifically in community colleges, has declined due to the pandemic; however, the Hispanic student population has been disproportionately impacted. Fall 2021 undergraduate enrollment is down 7.8% from Fall 2019, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. Hispanic enrollment, which had been rising before the pandemic, also showed declines: a decrease of 1.9% in Spring 2021 compared with an increase of 2.1% in Spring 2020, and an overall decline of 6.9% from Fall 2019 th
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Counselors' Corner
APRIL 27, 2022
by Patrick O'Connor, Ph.D. As you make your way to making a college decision, consider these ideas: Think college qualities, not college names. There are reasons you loved the colleges you applied to—the small class sizes, the classes they offered, the feel on campus. Write those qualities down, and see how each college measures up to them. Review your research on each college—one way or another.
Department of Education Homeroom Blog
APRIL 25, 2022
By: Richard Cordray, Chief, U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal Student Aid Ten years ago this week, President Barack Obama issued an executive order that established guiding principles to protect veterans, service members, and their families who pursue higher education. These are known formally as the Principles of Excellence for Educational Institutions Serving Service.
Community College Review
APRIL 29, 2022
Even more community colleges are banning smoking on campus, but not everyone is happy about the change. We'll take a look at what students have to say about the bans and whether they can even be enforced effectively.
Community College Review
APRIL 29, 2022
In an effort to compete with for-profit schools, New York community colleges have launched an alliance to offer distance learning to make classes more accessible to students.
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