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The End of Screens?

Cal Newport

When you put on the goggles, the Spacetop technology inserts multiple large virtual computer screens into your visual field, floating above the keyboard as if you were using a computer connected to large external monitors. The difference is now there are also virtual computer screens floating above your macchiato.

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UNCF Report Examines Black Teacher Pipeline, Offers Best Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report, titled “The Heart Work of Hard Work: Black Teacher Pipeline Best Practices at HBCU Teacher Education Programs,” found that teacher certification exams used to screen effectiveness eliminated nearly 100,000 minority teachers in 35 states between the late 1970s and early 1990s.

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Florida’s Anti-DEI Actions Hit Hard for Alumna and Mom of Recent Grad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Though the world shut down during my son’s freshman year, and he spent his early college experience staring at a screen in his dorm room, he overcame every obstacle to reach his goal. Four years ago, I wrote a column about sending my son off to college and my fears for him as a young Black man finding his way as a student and citizen.

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New Documentary Sheds Light on CCNY Student Uprising of ‘69

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, one of the most consequential uprisings of that era is getting the documentary treatment in The Five Demands , a new film from co-directors Andrea Weiss and Greta Schiller currently screening around the country. decided to do something about it.

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King Day 2024 is Cancelled

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There will be speakers and banquets, service projects and film screenings, not just to remind the campus and broader community about King’s life and work, but to hopefully inspire us to pursue the beloved community King described. As a native of Atlanta, King Day has always had a special meaning for me.

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How to Get Involved in Mental Health Advocacy As a High School Student

Active Minds

Moreover, you’ll have occasional one-on-one meetings with Active Minds staff to ensure that you’re consistently on track for the cumulative Academy Showcase at the end of the program. What Even Is the Mental Health Advocacy Academy? Was I right? Well, let us take a bit of a dive into what this program is and why you want to be a part of it.

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Finding your feet: what it means to think about your future

Student Minds

Within my first year of Uni ending very soon, I can already feel both a yearning for September to swiftly arrive and dread having to fill the subsequent time with work. Alex, a counselling student, shares his thoughts on navigating mental health, academic life and previous experiences in employment and the emotional impact.