Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

In 2018, Dr. Audrey Jaeger and Dr. Monique B. Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? Dr. Audrey Jaeger, professor of community college education at North Carolina State University and director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research.

Teaching 333

Teaching Faculty Community college Students 333

Active Minds

JULY 9, 2024

Summer is here, but mental health awareness is a year-round mission! At Active Minds , we’re proud of the impact our traveling exhibit, Send Silence Packing (SSP) , has made this year. Sharing Stories, Sparking Hope SSP uses powerful storytelling to educate young adults about mental health. By showcasing backpacks representing lives lost to suicide, the exhibit reminds viewers they’re not alone.

Mental health 130

Mental health Community college University Education 130

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

It is evident that the low African American male student graduation rates at a predominantly Black institution in the northeastern United States continue to be a concern for higher education administrators. There are serious inequities among students who graduate from colleges. In the landscape of higher education, African American men face a unique set of challenges that significantly impact their ability to obtain a college degree.

Education 265

Education Financial aid Mentoring Inclusion 265

Student Minds

JULY 9, 2024

From his journey as a student, Bach shares some of his experiences and tips from his experience of burnout. - Bach We know this too well: education can be so tiring and challenging for a lot of people, where you have so many things to do yet not enough time to finish them all. Personally, in my experience as a student, there have been some times that I overworked myself, trying to fill in the 24-hour timeframe with a lot of stuff: doing coursework, hanging out with friends, planning club activit

Mental health 130

Mental health Students Education 130

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.

Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 9, 2024

Charlotte Pera Charlotte Pera has been named executive director of the sustainability accelerator at the Stanford University Doerr School of Sustainability. She served as vice president and deputy CEO of Bezos Earth Fund. Pera holds undergraduate and master’s degrees in mechanical engineering from Stanford.

University 248

University 248

College Aid Services

JULY 9, 2024

On July 1st, the Department of Education officially implemented a series of regulations as part of its commitment to providing greater oversight and transparency in Higher Education. Part of this oversight includes greater restrictions on when institutions can withhold a student’s academic transcript if their course credits were paid for using federal dollars and removed… More » Department of Education Limits Academic Transcript Withholdings, Effective July 1st The post Department of

Education 84

Education Higher education Financial aid Students 84

Knack

JULY 9, 2024

In a recent roundtable discussion on bridging the gap for underprepared students in business education, Dr. Chuck Allen, Associate Vice Dean of Temple University's Fox School of Business, and Dr. Dino Villegas, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Programs at Texas Tech University's Rawls College of Business, shared transformative strategies for supporting these students.

University 52

University Education Students Accessibility 52

Ed.gov Homeroom

JULY 9, 2024

I love talking to people about their career journeys. While each person’s story is unique, I often find that there’s a pattern in the way they tell them. They usually start with a childhood dream job that first inspired them, followed by their educational history, eventually leading them to their field of study. Many people Continue Reading The post The Career Journey: Who Do You Want to Be?

Education 52

Education 52

Knack

JULY 9, 2024

At Knack, we understand the importance of accessing and analyzing tutoring activity data to enhance academic support services. To facilitate this, partner institutions can now enable the generation and delivery of comprehensive CSV files containing all tutoring activity. This data export feature, accessible via SFTP, allows customers to seamlessly integrate Knack data into any systems they may be using which can automatically load from an SFTP server.

Tutoring 52

Tutoring Access Accessibility Facilitation 52

COE

JULY 9, 2024

Balancing Acts: 2024 Wolanin Intern and Mother of Four Recalls Her Journey to Capitol Hill July 10, 2024 — by Ni”Aisha Banks Thomas R. Wolanin intern, Ni’Aisha Banks on Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C. I applied for the Thomas R. Wolanin Congressional Internship because of my deep interest in policy issues affecting working families and my desire to gain firsthand experience in the legislative process.

First generation 49

First generation Collaboration Grant Success 49

Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

JULY 9, 2024

Serving Size: 1/2 cup | Serves: 16 Ingredients: 2 cups unsweetened cereal (e.g., Cheerios®, Wheat Chex®, Fiber One®,,Cracklin’ Oat Bran®, or All Bran®) 2 cups sweetened cereal (e.g., Honey Nut Cheerios®, Frosted Mini-Wheats®, or Life®) 2 cups small pretzel twists 1 cup dried fruit (raisins, dried cranberries, dried apricots, or dried pineapple) (chopped into small pieces) 1 cup peanuts Directions: Wash hands.

40

40

College Aid Services

JULY 9, 2024

The Biden Administration announced in April 2024 that it would raise the minimum salary threshold for white-collar employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to maintain exempt status from overtime pay. These changes will occur in three stages according to the Department of Labor: the first raised the minimum salary to $43,888 on July… More » Report: How New Overtime Regulations Will Impact Higher Education The post Report: How New Overtime Regulations Will Impact Higher Education

Higher education 52

Higher education Education Administration Administration 52