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Initiative Promotes Financial Literacy by Investing in HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coleman says that the initiative began with a partnership with Braven, a national nonprofit organization that helps college students develop a path to economic mobility. Creating awareness Financial literacy among college-going students has been a concern among many experts.

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Not All Opinions Deserve a Microphone in the Classroom

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Helping students develop critical thinking skills, media literacy, and historical context are central to my practice. Doing so would be a disservice to me, to the students, and to the integrity of education itself. In my classroom, we engage with complexity. But we do not waste time debating whether oppression is real.

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10 Ways to Prepare Students for Next Steps

Student Research Foundation

Develop Soft Skills Include lessons that help students develop their soft skills. Skills like critical thinking and problem-solving can help students throughout their lifetime 4. Consider including technology and digital literacy in your classroom.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Academic Program Planning Academic program stewardship Joe Bruner, William McDonnell and Sarah Simpson, University of Kentucky Building a department chairs' academy—no longer a forgotten chair Cynthia Lester, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Georgia State University Perimeter College Cross-departmental collaboration for innovation and impact (..)

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10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

“Had we not partnered with TimelyCare, we’d have lost a tremendous amount of students, faculty, and staff at the university,” said Leroy Durant, Vice President for Student Development & Services at Claflin University. “I I believe my staff would have probably told me, ‘This is too much.