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How to Take Action on Vote Early Day for Mental Health

Active Minds

Voting forms the bedrock of our democracy, carrying substantial weight in shaping the policies and societal issues that will be addressed during campaigns and highlighted in the laws put into action in your state. In the 2023 election cycle , voters wield influence over a wide range of positions, including gubernatorial candidates (governors), state legislatures, state supreme courts, and mayors.

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Writing a journal article – 8 steps to So What and Now What

Patter by Pat Thomson

This post is a generalisation. Be warned. But the general stuff in this post does hold for most things you’ll write for most journals. Just not all. The message in this post is simply this – journals generally do not publish only research results. Yes, you heard me. But let me put it another way. Research results alone do not a journal paper make.

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Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series – New Webinar Added for Nov. 2, 2023

College Aid Services

An additional webinar has been added for November 2, 2023 to the Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series. The new webinar is “StudentAid.gov Account Creation Process for Users Without an SSN.” The description is listed as: Starting in the 2024–25 award year, each student and contributor must create their own StudentAid.gov account to complete the… More » Better FAFSA Better Future Webinar Series – New Webinar Added for Nov. 2, 2023 The post Better FAFSA Better Future We

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What I’ve learned as a new professional counselor

Counseling Today

Starting a new career in counseling later in life taught one new counseling professional a few important lessons. The post What I’ve learned as a new professional counselor appeared first on Counseling Today.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Updates to FSA Partner Connect Postponed to December

College Aid Services

The new FSA Partner Connect features that were planned for September 2023 have been postponed until December 2023. The announcement released last Friday (GENERAL-23-86) covers the upcoming enhancements and changes. Of importance to note is that to implement the new E-App in FSA Partner Connect in December 2023, FSA must cease use of the existing… More » Updates to FSA Partner Connect Postponed to December The post Updates to FSA Partner Connect Postponed to December first appeared on Coll

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Borrowers Face Increasing Problems as Student Loan Payments Resume

Student Loan Planner

Millions of federal student loan borrowers are facing an array of problems as the return to repayment commences. For more than three years, much of the federal student loan system was effectively turned off. Payments were not due, interest did not accrue, and collections activity against defaulted borrowers was halted. During that time, some federal […] The post Borrowers Face Increasing Problems as Student Loan Payments Resume appeared first on Student Loan Planner.

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When did it all get real?

The Advisor That Cares

Our very first project of the ADL program was to develop an innovation idea, write an innovation proposal, do a literature review of our innovation topic, and develop an implementation plan. Talk about facing the reality that this learning experience would not be like every one before it. I would say, from the very beginning, that the significant learning environment the ADL program created (CSLE) made my choice, ownership, and voice in an authentic environment (COVA) apparent to me.

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Graded Vs. Level Premiums for Disability Insurance: Which Is Better?

Student Loan Planner

You might have the option to choose between graded vs. level premiums when you buy disability insurance as a physician. Most disability policies will have a level premium, allowing you to budget the same amount each month for the life of the policy. But some policyholders opt for a graded premium, which starts out at […] The post Graded Vs. Level Premiums for Disability Insurance: Which Is Better?

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Explore Computing Scholarships for Computer Science Majors

IEFA

Imagine unlocking the door to a world of opportunities in the fascinating field of computer science, without the worry of funding your education weighing you down. A treasure trove of computing scholarships awaits you, designed to support ambitious students like you in pursuing undergraduate and graduate degrees. In this blog post, we’ll guide you through the process of discovering, applying for and securing these scholarships, helping you achieve your academic and career goals.

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Study: Preschool-Age Children Notice Household Labor Inequalities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Children as early as preschool age discern the unequal household labor dynamics in their families and view it as fair, even across different cultures, according to findings from a recent study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Allegra Midgette The recently published study examined households from both China and the U.S. to gauge potential differences given the countries’ different cultural, socio-political, and economic contexts and gender equality rankings.

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YVONNE HARRIS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Yvonne Harris Yvonne Harris has been appointed vice president of the Division of Research and Innovation Partnerships at Northern Illinois University. Harris holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees as well as a Ph.D. in science with an emphasis in molecular and cellular radiation biology from Northern Illinois University.