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New Research Shows Benefits of Summer Pell

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For most of its 50-year history, the Pell Grant has not covered summer classes, with two brief exceptions: 2009-2011 and 2017 to the present. The findings are consistent with research showing that continuous enrollment improves persistence and completion. Liu found clear advantages for the students who got summer money.

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After the Election We’ll Need a Strong System of Higher Education More Than Ever

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Consider this: A recent Pew Research Center poll found that 81 percent of those surveyed said the economy was an issue that would be “very important” in determining how they vote. Jamie Merisotis That progress tends to get lost, however, amid legitimate concerns about the cost of education and its efficacy in preparing students for jobs.

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Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It shows Gates shaking hands with President Barack Obama, who had just presented him with the National Medal of Science an honor Gates says he didnt even know existed until he began service on the Presidents Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, or PCAST, in 2009.

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Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report is a retrospective analysis of the changing demographics at selective and open-access institutions from 2009 to 2019; researchers ended their analysis in 2019 to account for changing enrollment patterns that resulted, in part, from the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes less than a year after the U.S.

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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Describing her as “a national treasure,” the National Science Board selected Jackson as its 2007 recipient of the prestigious Vannevar Bush Award for “a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education, and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy.” Jackson holds a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D.

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

2001; Lang, 2021; Thomas, 2009).The Although substantial research has been conducted on the topic of effective teaching (Campbell et al., Although substantial research has been conducted on the topic of effective teaching (Campbell et al., Currently, I am using cogen in a graduate level research methods course.

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Fielding Graduate University Mourns Educational Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fielding Graduate University Taylor was a national leader on issues of diversity and inclusion in higher education, particularly those relating to access and equity, preparing the next generation of researchers and faculty members in the nation’s colleges and universities.

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