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JULY 9, 2024

Colclough hatched an idea — what if they could develop professional learning environments easily accessible for all faculty in North Carolina’s community colleges, and what if that development could move the needle on student success? That trend is experienced across all student groups, not just in certain demographics. “No

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APRIL 8, 2025

Despite high-profile incidents suggesting otherwise, a new study finds that most college students feel their campuses provide an environment conducive to free expression, with broad agreement across political affiliations, race, and gender.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Despite the work of teachers laying the foundation for careers beyond secondary school, The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) says there are not enough well-prepared educators in the pipeline to teach. We see a lot of research that in schools where they are moving toward models like this, student learning is increasing.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2024

While higher education is a path to opportunity — many underrepresented, minoritized students face systemic barriers that make their graduate-level academic experience feel like an uphill challenge. Representation can also be a challenge as a student moves further toward becoming a scholar. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

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DECEMBER 16, 2024

Social media has become a battlefield of ideas, a forum for activism, and, increasingly, a source of stress for students of color. Todays heightened scrutiny of social and racial justice initiatives adds to the challenges Black students face in navigating both online spaces and higher education.

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APRIL 23, 2024

Today’s high school students are showing less interest in pursuing careers in education, and teachers in the profession are feeling burnt out and underpaid, according to a new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB). Student interest in working in education continues a generally downward trend across eight states in the U.S.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

million students enrolled in colleges and universities. This stifles Black student success and contributes to low graduation rates from high schools. Indeed, prior research has clearly outlined the gaps and opportunities that exist to address Black male students. of students enrolled in colleges and universities.

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APRIL 13, 2025

For example, Black students in P-12 schools tend to be suspended at higher rates than their racial peers and the belief is that this discipline will teach Black students a lesson to behave in class. This happens by first acknowledging structural issues and then reducing negative impacts on students (Hill et al.,

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FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Ford and hearts as they seek to provide Black students with rigorous and relevant instructional styles and strategies. I consider Dr. Boykin the father of multicultural instruction culturally responsive teaching styles and strategies. Specifically, whether intentional or unintentional, harm has been done to students/learners.

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JANUARY 8, 2025

higher education, with more than one-third of faculty members reporting increased constraints on their ability to teach, conduct research, and speak freely compared to six or seven years ago. A new study reveals a concerning decline in academic freedom across U.S.

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FEBRUARY 18, 2024

Educators who train and prepare students to become teachers, gathered this weekend at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) to call attention to the ongoing challenges that face K-12 learning. Why are we creating more barriers for students?” AURORA, Colo.—

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APRIL 3, 2025

This Fall, three additional programs, one in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning, and two in Business Administrationwith tracks in accounting and managementwill welcome students. In only its second semester, nearly 100 students are enrolled in upper division courses this Spring.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

That explains quite a bit about Gomezs scholarship, teaching methods and service. Dr. Anne Marie Todd, Dean of the College of Social Sciences, says Gomezs research provides the foundation for his teaching and service. He also facilitates a leadership retreat for Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center, also known as Centro.

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MARCH 13, 2025

California's community colleges find themselves caught in a 60-year-old funding constraint that increasingly hampers their ability to serve todays students, according to a new report from the Community College League of California. In 1961, college students were predominantly white, traditional-age students who attended full-time.

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JANUARY 30, 2025

That explains quite a bit about Gomezs scholarship, teaching methods and service. Dr. Anne Marie Todd, Dean of the College of Social Sciences, says Gomezs research provides the foundation for his teaching and service. He also facilitates a leadership retreat for Chicanx/Latinx Student Success Center, also known as Centro.

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APRIL 18, 2025

I Dr. Alice Ragland live and teach in Ohio, one of the growing number of states passing legislation that claims to protect free speech and intellectual diversity in college classrooms by requiring that all opinions be heard. Helping students develop critical thinking skills, media literacy, and historical context are central to my practice.

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APRIL 24, 2025

According to court documents, some educators reported feeling targeted by what they characterized as a "witch hunt" that put their jobs and teaching credentials at risk. Sharif El-Mekki, CEO and founder of the Center for Black Educator Development, emphasized the significance of the ruling beyond its immediate legal implications.

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OCTOBER 27, 2024

While MSIs play a key role in promoting faculty diversity by consistently employing more educators of color than other institutions, MSI faculty also face pressures, such as heavy teaching and advising loads, high expectations for research and publishing, and limited resources for career development.

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APRIL 4, 2025

While community colleges play a crucial role in providing accessible and affordable education to diverse student populations, many still struggle to fully accommodate students with disabilities, according to insights from community college students, faculty, and higher education experts.

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MARCH 4, 2025

"The cancellation of these grants hinders active solutions to addressing the educator workforce and improving student outcomes in PK-12 schools." Students who are only months away from becoming fully licensed teachers have suddenly lost scholarships and paid internships that made their career path possible.

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JANUARY 22, 2025

Gloria Ladson-Billings, which helped him make sense of the disconnect between his teacher training and the lived experiences of Black students, including his own. His journey to the University of Wisconsin-Madison, where he would eventually become both student and professor, was equally serendipitous.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Department of Education, teachers, students and union leaders are planning to rally Wednesday against recent actions by Elon Musk's Elon Musk Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) that they say threaten both educational research and student privacy. In a mounting crisis at the U.S.

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JANUARY 17, 2025

Title: Associate Teaching Professor, Drexel University Tenured: No Age: 40 Education: B.S., Dr. David Goldberg recalls that Love was hired when the department was seeking new teaching faculty with a focus on STEM. physics education, West Chester University; M.A., physics, Temple University Career mentors: Dr. A.J.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Keystone College The school, which has about 1,100 students, pledged to appeal the decision. A teach-out plan for students to be able complete their education elsewhere is due to the accrediting body on Dec. The decision to revoke the school’s accreditation is connected to its ongoing financial challenges.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2025

Education advocates and immigration policy experts are warning of significant economic, and workforce impacts following Florida's decision to rescind in-state tuition waivers for undocumented students who graduated from Florida high schools.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Dr. Romn Liera is a rising star in higher education, with a dedication to equity, innovative scholarship and student-centered learni Dr. Romn Liera ning. Dr. Lieras work profoundly impacts students, institutions and the broader academic community. I was asking questions about the structure.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

students will convene next week in New Orleans. Sloan Foundation Scholars Program will gather at the 31st annual Institute on Teaching and Mentoring. The nation's largest gathering of underrepresented Ph.D. Scholars affiliated with the SREB-State Doctoral Program and seven other scholarship programs, including the Alfred P.

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JANUARY 23, 2025

Chan School of Public Health Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Always strive to see the bigger picturehow your teaching, research, and advocacy can ripple outward to impact lives. She says that she aims to help students recognize how power, equity, and inclusion shape healthcare outcomes.

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

As associate director of the university’s Center for Advancement of Teaching, Rahming oversees FSU’s Learning Assistant Program, which has yielded impressive results in helping students excel in some of the school’s high-enrollment, lower-division courses that provide the foundation for learning in late courses.

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APRIL 18, 2024

Ohio Wesleyan University and Columbus State Community College are collaborating to address societal challenges and help Columbus State students more quickly, easily, and affordably earn bachelor’s degrees at Ohio Wesleyan. The program is available to up to 25 full-time students each year for up to four consecutive Ohio Wesleyan semesters.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

The report, Increasing Student Support and Success by Boosting Medicaid Engagement, draws on data collected from a review of over 1,000 community colleges. There are growing mental health concerns among college students and an increase in demand for all student health services among community college students.

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AUGUST 26, 2024

Every Learner Everywhere Every Learner Everywhere is a network of organizations with expertise in evaluating, implementing, scaling, and measuring the efficacy of education technologies, curriculum and course design strategies, teaching practices, and support services in blended and online learning environments.

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JUNE 24, 2024

The center provides services that students need, such as a childcare center, a food pantry, clothing distribution, and social workers on staff. We went around the state and started teaching persons in non-traditional areas that college is a possibility and these are the things you need to do,” she says.

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JANUARY 31, 2025

This is the most fulfilling career choice I have ever made, said Kendi, who is currently a professor at Boston University but has held teaching positions at American University, University of Florida and SUNY Albany. "I I have had my eye on the Mecca my entire career, studying its history and witnessing what Howard means to the culture.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

This year’s recipients truly embody the commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership, and civic engagement that Pat Cross championed throughout her distinguished career,” said AAC&U President Dr. Lynn Pasquerella. “We Graduate students in fields where the master’s degree is the terminal degree are also eligible.

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MARCH 19, 2024

A Pepperdine University professor has been working on a pilot instructional program to give high school students a head start when it comes to understanding math. The program is meant for students who are enrolled in any level of high school. For its third year, he wants the program to also teach students writing along with math.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Beyond the countless Pow Wows we attended over the years, Mom insisted we read books on our culture, and even (without much success) attempted to teach us some of our tribal language. The work of eradicating achievement gaps for Black and American Indian students is personalized in a way that is perhaps different for others.

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