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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. Ford is Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology in the Department of Educational Studies at The Ohio State University. Dr. Erik M.

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Leveraging Materials Engineering to Improve Human Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

a nonprofit organization focused on empowering historically excluded groups with financial literacy. She has partnered with FOSSI, or the Future of STEM Scholars Initiative, to give financial literacy workshops to FOSSI scholars. biomedical engineering, The Johns Hopkins University; Ph.D.,

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As AI Continues to Progress, Opportunities and Warnings Abound

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some believe that it’s a first step toward a reimagining of the role of human instructors. The human instructor can place more emphasis on things like giving emotional support to their students, encouraging them, [and] mentoring them.” And that they’re all coming from the same place in terms of literacy.”

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Digital Engagement – How Technology Enhances the Student Experience

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

Making connections, building community, improving digital literacy , and enhancing employability are just a few of the ways in which social media contribute to a more well-rounded student experience. It’s essentially a built-in experiential digital literacy program. Being Human. Mobile Messaging via Bots.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

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Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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How Racial and Ethnic Identity Influence Your College Journey

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The most popular one right now is on financial literacy. And again, they're at this formative stage where they're really seeing themselves as I'm this invincible human being out to conquer the world. A tutoring center, peer mentoring, alumni networks, all these. I teach with a NFL football player named Brandon Copeland.

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Student Success, Retention, and Employability – Getting Digital in a High Tech, High Touch Environment

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

When I was in graduate school, my mentor used to talk to me about the challenges of creating a “high tech, high touch” environment in higher education. Just think about all of the human-friendly technology-based services that make up the modern university.