Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A. in Sociology of Education with a policy concentration; Teachers College Columbia University; and Ph.D. in counseling & human development, University of Georgia Career mentors: Dr.

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Knack

JANUARY 14, 2025

The start of the spring semester marks a critical juncture for colleges and universities across the country. For countless students, particularly first-year and at-risk learners, this semester is a make-or-break moment. Without urgent, proactive academic support, many students will struggle to keep up and make the heartbreaking decision to transfer or leave their institution entirely.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

If you look up the book definition of intersectionality, you can identify the sociological framework suggested by Kimberl Crenshaw in the 1980s that explains how complex power structures of individuals and groups combine, or intersect, in patterns of discrimination and privilege across multiple factors such as gender, race, and class. Dr. Julius O. Sokenu But the connotative meaning is somewhat different.

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College Aid Services

JANUARY 14, 2025

The federal government announced an additional $3.82 billion in debt relief for 146,000 borrowers, continuing its efforts to reform the student loan system. This latest round forgives $465 million for borrowers enrolled in the the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program (PSLF), $1.15 billion for those who attended institutions owned by the Center for Excellence in… More Biden-Harris Administration Approves $3.82 Billion in Student Loan Relief, Total Debt Forgiven Now Exceeds $180 Billion

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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

JANUARY 14, 2025

Malcolm X once asked a deeply inner-directed question, "Who taught you to hate yourself ?" Though originally addressed to Black America, the question echoes with Dr. Lessie Branch renewed intensity in todays turbulent ideological landscape. As Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs face imminent threat following the Supreme Courts recent ruling against affirmative action in college admissions, it is time to ask this question again and reassess our responses.

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Iowa State University Extension and Outreach

JANUARY 14, 2025

Serving Size: 1 cup | Serves: 2 Ingredients: 1 cup milk 1/2 cup oats (old fashioned or quick cooking) 1/2 cup pumpkin puree 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 3 tablespoons chopped or sliced nuts (almonds, pecans, walnuts) 4 teaspoons maple or pancake syrup Directions: In a large, microwave safe bowl, stir together milk, oats, pumpkin puree, and cinnamon. Cook in microwave for 3 minutes, stirring every minute.

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