Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2024

At a time when higher education is facing enormous challenges, including attracting and retaining good leaders, Dr. Alvin J. Schexnider — a retired university president — has given us much to reflect upon in his newly published memoir titled, Confessions of a Black Academic (McFarland & Company, Inc.). Schexnider — the former chancellor of Winston-Salem State University and the former executive vice president and interim president of Norfolk State University — draws upon his diverse experien

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2024

Muhlenberg College’s ongoing efforts to educate incarcerated individuals recently received a boost indirectly from federal dollars awarded to the City of Allentown, Pennsylvania. Muhlenberg’s community engagement librarian Jess Denke (left) and psychology professor Dr. Kate Richmond co-lead the college’s Inside-Out Prison Exchange Program. Allentown is expected to receive approximately $20 million to implement strategies to improve employment and growth prospects in three of its economically dis

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2024

Dr. Jared Burns Jared Burns has been appointed vice chancellor of people, culture, and technology services at the San Diego Community College District. He served as associate vice president of human resources at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Burns holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration and gerontology from William Carey University, a master’s in human resources management from Webster University, and a doctorate in community college leadership from Mississippi State Uni

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2024

Kari Young Kari Young has been appointed executive director of the Nash Community College Foundation. She served as the senior director of development at Degrees of Change in Tacoma, Washington. Young holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Pacific Lutheran University and an MBA from Phoenix University.

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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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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2024

At a time when higher education is facing enormous challenges, including attracting and retaining good leaders, Dr. Alvin J. Schexnider — a retired university president — has given us much to reflect upon in his newly published memoir titled, Confessions of a Black Academic (McFarland & Company, Inc.). Schexnider — the former chancellor of Winston-Salem State University and the former executive vice president and interim president of Norfolk State University — draws upon his diverse experien

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