Mon.May 13, 2024

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Thomas Edison State University Partnership Aims at Reducing Nursing Shortage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Thomas Edison State University (TESU) Accelerated BSN BAYADA Scholars Track at Cooper University Health Care (Cooper) offers an enriched education for nursing students. It is the result of a partnership among TESU, BAYADA Home Health Care Inc., BAYADA Education, and Cooper. At the announcement of the new nursing education partnership (left to right) Wesley Trice, President of BAYADA Education, David Baiada, CEO of BAYADA Home Health Care; Mark Baiada, founder and Chairman of BAYADA Home He

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Active Minds, Strong Lives: Why Openness is Key To Well-Being

Active Minds

In recent years, there has been an increase in awareness surrounding mental health. Individuals from every generation have taken the initiative to shine a light on mental health and work towards decreasing the shame and misconceptions associated with mental health. With this being said, it is important to understand that everyone’s mental health journey is not the same.

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Inaugural Newsroom Innovation Challenge Supports 10 HBCU Student Newsrooms

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student newsrooms at select historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) can expect thousands in additional monetary support soon thanks to an initiative at Howard University. Members of The Hilltop pose with a check from Howard University's Center for Journalism & Democracy, from which fund will go toward technology and staff for the newsroom.

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Enhancing Mental Health Care for College and University Students With Measurement-Based Care

Timely MD

Mental health care is often nuanced, multifaceted, and deeply personal. Every individual’s experience is unique, and influenced by many factors ranging from biological predispositions to environmental stressors. In navigating this complex landscape, providers are responsible for effective counseling and therapy that support healing and ensure tangible progress toward well-being.

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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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Report: Minority First-Year Students Less Likely to be Satisfied with College Experience

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In their first year on campus, students of color and students from lower income households are less likely to be satisfied with their college experience. And a third feel as though they’ve been discriminated against because of their identities, according to a new EAB report. Michael Koppenheffer The report draws on responses to EAB’s 2024 First-Year Experience Survey, which asked almost 13,000 2023 high school graduates a series of questions related to overall college student perspectives, exper

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5 things you should know about fentanyl

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Here are some things to know about the opioid fentanyl, and how harm reduction tactics can reduce its impact. 1. Fentanyl is an opioid 50 times more potent than heroin. Opioids are pain killers that people sometimes use recreationally for their euphoria and relaxation effects. Fentanyl has medical uses, primarily to control severe pain after surgery and in advanced-stage cancer treatment.

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Krause Named Dean of William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Amanda L. Krause has been appointed dean of the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Evansville (UE). Dr. Amanda L. Krause "I am excited and honored to lead the William L. Ridgway College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Evansville," said Krause. "I look forward to collaborating with UE's exceptional faculty, staff, and students to forge connections, prioritize student needs, and bring innovative solutions that will enhance the college and the univers