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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Taken together, open access admission policies and challenges to student engagement in the community college context present a unique opportunity for utilizing student workers as learning assistants. 2016) and enhance their communication skills (Goff & Lahme, 2003). 2021; Close et al., under review).

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“I remember riding the bus home from work one day and I saw someone with the Central Michigan University bumper sticker, and so I applied because I recognized the bumper sticker,” says Patterson-Stephens, who graduated in 2003 from CMU with a degree in sociology.

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DEI: Informing the Implicit to Create the Explicit in Classroom Culture

The Scholarly Teacher

Therefore, faculty are called upon to consider implicit approaches to designing dynamic learning environments that foster open discourse with diverse and multicultural audiences. Faculty as Facilitator Creation of an inclusive classroom is arguably achieved in any discipline from a faculty-as-facilitator approach.

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Why we need better data on faculty diversity (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An excellent and diverse faculty is vital to individual colleges and universities and to our communities, states, nation and globe. A diverse faculty brings diverse perspectives, and these diverse perspectives enhance teaching and advising, research and scholarship, clinical practice, and engagement with the community and world.

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A Model to Engage Learners in Discussions on Health Equity and Implicit Bias

The Scholarly Teacher

Implicit bias plays a large role in the delivery of healthcare in the United States (Institute of Medicine, 2003). The One-Minute Preceptor for Health Equity and Implicit Bias utilizes the 5 micro-skills of its predecessor while refocusing the conversation: 1. Introduction. One-Minute Preceptor for Health Equity and Implicit Bias.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

However, the stress response undermines and utilizes limited executive cognitive functions which are necessary for learning and the demonstration of what one has learned, which can result in reduced academic performance at toxic levels (Owens et al., For these reasons, I selected this as the measure of choice utilized within my research. .

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Famous Graduates of Liberal Arts Colleges

Great College Advice

In fact, the graduation rate for STEM majors in liberal arts colleges tends to be quite high–because faculty work hard to ensure that students interested in the sciences actually make it through these difficult majors. Nevermind that the drop-out rate from STEM majors is very high, especially at large universities. Former U.S.

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