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Report: Outdated Funding Law Hampers Community College Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Technology that didn't exist when the law was draftedcomputers, the internet, online learning platformsnow consumes significant portions of college budgets. Nearly half are Pell Grant-eligible, and 68% experience at least one basic needs insecurity, with 24% self-identifying as homeless.

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Survey: Faculty and Staff Observe Increasing Demand for Mental Health Support Among Online Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mental health services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill.

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Learning and Teaching from Adversity: Meet TRIO Star Kontessa Siliski

Castleton Trio

She participated in the Rotaract Club, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, and mentoring programs at Castleton Elementary School. She also found a part-time job mentoring students with disabilities through the College Steps program. This winter, as a TRIO Program Assistant, she oversaw a team of financial literacy mentors.

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Close the Gap Foundation Receives First-of-its-Kind Laptop Donation from Airbnb

Close the Gap Foundation

A necessity to modern learning for K-12 students is having reliable digital devices, a challenge exacerbated by the recent pandemic's shift from solely in-person schooling to hybrid in-person and online learning. Every student who completes the 2022 Social Impact Fellowship will receive a refurbished MacBook.

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Online Transition Programming in the Time of COVID

Supporting Student Success

Students were also encouraged to join and engage with peers, staff and faculty via online message boards, hosted on the PeopleGrove platform by the Tri-Mentoring Program (Ryerson’s peer-to-peer mentoring program). A few of the groups offered through the online message boards on the PeopleGrove platform.

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Educause strikes again

The Advisor That Cares

Increased opportunities for service learning, making the college experience more fulfilling and keeping students engaged with their purpose. Personalize the student experience by using data to continuously evaluate and improve these factors.

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5317, Discussion 3

The Advisor That Cares

Feedback Video Screen Capture Basics Developing a framework for effective audio feedback: a case study Popular Culture in the Classroom: Using Audio and Video Clips to Enhance Survey Classes 50 Visual Content Marketing Statistics You Should Know in 2022 Camtasia in the Classroom: Student Attitudes and Preferences for Video Commentary or Microsoft Word (..)