Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2025

Dr. Yolanda Wiggins Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s recent claims about rising autism rates directly contradict the findings of a rigorous, peer-reviewed study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While the CDC attributes the increase to better diagnostic tools and broader awarenessespecially among historically underdiagnosed populationsKennedy has revived a discredited suggestion that environmental factors, including vaccines, may be responsible.

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Patter by Pat Thomson

APRIL 28, 2025

Writing a paper or setting up a piece of research often involves a problem or a puzzle. Youve identified something that needs to be sorted and youre just the person to do it. At the start, problems tend to present themselves aseither practical there is something that is going on that is difficult/inequitable/could be better/could be different etc or conceptual we dont really know about this, we could know more about this, we should know more about this, we could think differently about this.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 28, 2025

A national partnership between the Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) is creating powerful educational opportunities for both young children and their parents through the innovative "Kids on Campus" initiative. The recently released Year One Annual Report details how the five-year project aims to establish at least 50 Head Start childcare centers on community college campuses by 2030, addressing two critical challenges simultaneously:

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Knowledge Avatars College

APRIL 28, 2025

Knowledge Avatars: Transformative Education For Teachers and Students Emiliano De La Mon, 04/28/2025 - 15:31 Knowledge Avatars (KAs) are revolutionizing classrooms by enhancing teaching effectiveness and deepening student learning. Heres how were implementing this dynamic tool across several schools. For Teachers: Personalized Teaching Assistant Knowledge Avatar bots are customizable, allowing teachers to upload tests, notes, videos, rubrics, and other resources.

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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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APRIL 28, 2025

As another commencement season arrives, campuses across the country are filled with celebrationand reflection. For students who engaged in tutoring during their college years, either as tutors or tutees, the moment of graduation holds particular significance. These students are stepping into the next phase of their lives equipped not only with academic knowledge, but with a powerful set of skills and experiences that will serve them well in graduate programs, careers, and beyond.

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CFAA College Financial Aid Advisors

APRIL 28, 2025

If youve been juggling acceptance letters, financial aid offers, and those feelings of the unknown, its time to focus: May 1st is National College Decision Day. As a reminder, it’s the deadline by which most colleges expect you to officially commit by submitting your enrollment deposit. So, how do you make that choice and feel good about it? Lets talk about just that!

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College Planners of America

APRIL 28, 2025

A student loan borrower may be contacted by the marketing arm of a Federal student loan service provider for the Education Department (ED) at any time during the term of the loan. The borrower will be asked to transfer their accounts to that provider in exchange for attractive incentives such as a lower interest rate or longer term. But borrowers should be aware that loan account transfers from one service provider to another have the potential to harm their credit score.

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