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Can the three-year bachelor's degree become a reality?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Huddled around a table in the Georgetown University Alumni House, roughly two dozen academics convened last week to address two of the most persistent challenges in higher education: improving student outcomes and lowering the cost of a bachelor’s degree. For Zemsky, the idea has been in motion for well over a decade.

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Wellbeing matters. But how can we enhance wellbeing across the academic community?

Teaching Matters Academic Support

There is growing recognition that mental and physical wellbeing is of ever-increasing importance and concern to students in higher education. In a 2009 study , students across multiple countries rate the importance of wellbeing higher than money, and the desire to live a fulfilled life.