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Top Innovators Recognized at Annual Community College Futures Assembly

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won a 2023 Bellwether Award for its submission, Hudson Scholars, in the award category of Instructional Programs and Services. These community colleges represent the gold standard in innovative, transformative instructional models worthy of replication,” states Dr. Rose Martinez, director of the Bellwether College Consortium.

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Can Colleges Control Administrative Bloat?

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For several decades, colleges have experienced a substantial upswing in non-instructional spending on administrative services. Non-instructional spending outpaced instructional spending in the years 2010 to 2018, according to the Council of Trustees and Alumni. The ratio between faculty and administrators has shrunk.

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Researcher-Mentor Challenges Students to Pursue Purpose

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in curriculum and instruction with an emphasis on special education from Freed-Hardeman University, and a B.S. At Rhodes, she said she enjoys bringing together lab instruction and lectures. A biochemist by training, Stoddard said she does research under the umbrella of molecular interactions and recognition. She holds a Ph.D.

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Combating the Illusion of DEI Collusion

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How can faculty with demonstrated instruction to 21st Century students improve our classrooms? How can an institution discern when opportunity, activity, and integration to readdress the mono-cultural instructional histories of its faculty is needed?

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Championing Student Success

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Undergraduate LAs operate as part of an instructional team, supporting both students and faculty to create more inclusive, learner-centered classrooms that improve student and faculty success. It was originally conceived and developed at the University of Colorado Boulder and has since grown to more than 120 other colleges. Thomas in St.

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

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In 2018, Gray and his colleagues won the Best Article Award for a publication in Educational Psychologist, titled “Black and Belonging at School: A Case for Interpersonal, Instructional, and Institutional Opportunity Structures.”

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Why Community Colleges Are Smart Choices for Faculty

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With most classes enrolling fewer than 30 students, faculty can foster a sense of community in which students feel connected to their classmates, their instructors, and the institution while receiving more individualized instruction.

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