Thu.Sep 19, 2024

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University at Buffalo Awarded $10 million Grant to Establish National Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Researchers at the University at Buffalo have been awarded a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences to establish the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI (CELaRAI). According to university officials, the Center for Early Literacy and Responsible AI will focus on "harnessing the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to transform early literacy instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse learners in kindergarten through second-gr

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Not All Leaders Are Leaders

Steve Keating

Okay, here’s my entry for the understatement of the year: There are a lot of people in leadership positions who are poor leaders. In fact, most people in leadership positions (and I really mean “most”) are barely leaders at all. The prevalence of poor leaders can be attributed to a variety of factors. I believe the single biggest reason is that many, many people in leadership positions have no idea what leadership is actually about.

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Wealth-Based Pell Grant Could Reduce Student Debt and Racial Wealth Inequality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A proposed federal financial aid policy could change the lives of postsecondary students, particularly Black and Latinx students, by allowing them to spend less out-of-pocket for their degrees and prevent the accumulation of student debt, which remains financially crippling for many graduates. That's the findings from a new report , released by researchers at the Higher Education, Race, and the Economy (HERE) Lab at the University of California, Merced, in cooperation with The Institute for Col

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Don’t Miss Out: Key Deadlines for 2024-25 Academic Year

College Aid Services

In a recent publication, Federal Student Aid released key deadlines for Title IV institutions must submit reports for the 2024-25 academic year. This notice applies to the following programs: Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), the Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant Program (FSEOG) Program, the Federal Work-Study (FWS) Program, the Federal Pell Grant (Pell… More » Don’t Miss Out: Key Deadlines for 2024-25 Academic Year The post Don’t Miss Out: Key Deadl

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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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HBCU Students: Redefining Civic Engagement and Demanding to Be Heard

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Empowering HBCU students to reshape the political landscape “I don’t want politicians to be relatable, I want them to be reliable. I don’t care if you have hot sauce in your bag; what are you going to do about student loan debt?” This raw plea from young Black voters highlights a stark truth: traditional political engagement methods are failing those who know what they want but feel unheard.

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