Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Salem State University basketball player Carl-Hens Beliard was shot and killed early Nov. 1, Parade reported. Carl-Hens Beliard The 18-year-old was reportedly a victim of the gun violence in Salem, Massachusetts – he was hit while inside a vehicle near campus – just before 1:30 a.m. He was pronounced dead at Salem Hospital, WCVB 5 News reported. Based on a preliminary investigation by authorities, the shooting does not appear to be a random act of violence, but the investigation is ongoing.

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Steve Keating

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Okay, I’d be the first to admit that on the surface, there is a whole lot to complain about these days. I won’t list them all here cause I like to keep my posts under a million words. But we know what the big ones are. When we add in our own little pet peeves it’s pretty easy to be complaining all the time. But that is incredibly unproductive. It’s also unhealthy.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

L. Hazel Jack L. Hazel Jack has been named vice president for university outreach and chief of staff to the president at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. Jack holds a bachelor’s degree in marketing and advertising promotions from Pace University in New York, an MBA and master’s in higher education administration from Baruch College of the City University of New York.

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Student Loan Planner

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The first month of repayment following the end of the student loan pause has been a bit of a mess. Hundreds of thousands of borrowers have had their student loan payments miscalculated by their loan servicers, according to reports from The Washington Post and The New York Times. And this week, the Education Department revealed […] The post 8 Tips for Reviewing and Fixing Student Loan Payment Errors Amid Widespread Servicing Problems appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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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.

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Counseling Today

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

"Professional counselors. seek to empower individuals and communities to challenge and transform the systems and structures perpetuating violence and inequality." The post From the President: Recovering historical memory appeared first on Counseling Today.

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Mongoose

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

This month on Cadence Campus, Live, Jacksonville State University's Director of Undergraduate Admissions & Recruitment and Coordinator of Recruitment Communication & Technology join our host Gary Steltermann. They cover tips, tricks, and treats that you need to know to build your next class. Every month, this 30-minute webinar series gives you a chance to spend time with the people behind Mongoose, including your friendly Client Success Managers and other Cadence users.

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Symplicity

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

AI is here to stay, but how institutions and their students utilise it will differ. AI can be used as a tool, not as a replacement. In part one and part two of our series, we’ve explored what Chat GPT is and how it is used. In part three, we now explore the next steps institutions can take to work in tandem with AI.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The Institute for Democracy and Higher Education (IDHE) has moved from Tufts University to the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U). Dr. Nancy Thomas WPSU The IDHE – a nonpartisan applied research center for student and institutional engagement in U.S. democracy – will now be an AAC&U presidential initiative and focus on threats to democracy through research, convenings, and faculty and curriculum development.

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