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How Colleges Across the Nation are Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

s legacy through the Martin Luther King Day symposium, an academic credit workshop where both students can earn academic or continuing education credits for their participation in the event.The course is offered at no additional cost, regardless of a students credit load. The college now commemorates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s

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Teaching activities that bring out the best in students – shouldn’t we all strive for that?

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Akkerman & Bakker (2011) find that transformation, and thus learning, requires “continuous joint work at the boundary” (p.149), “Boundary crossing and boundary objects” Review of Educational Research , 81(2), 132–169. ” Journal of Experiential Education , 39(4), 329–354. References Akkerman, S.

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How can America Encourage College Dropouts to Complete their Degrees

Edu Alliance Journal

of students who started in community college after 6 years have not obtained any degree or certificate (1,071,720 students from students starting in 2011). 730,556 students starting in 2011). Attendance at educational conferences (51%). Continuing education courses (50%). According to Forbes Nov.

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Student Lifecycle Strategies for Enrollment and Retention: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 150 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amrit Ahluwalia

The Change Leader, Inc.

Some schools have, like Arizona State with its vertical research track, vertical teaching track, and continuing education lifelong learning track. Alumni who want to reenroll at their alma mater for ongoing education should not have to go through another 30-step registration process. That’s three Ls. It’s just standard practice.

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How Post University’s Career Readiness Model Can Help Not-For-Profit Universities and Graduates: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 172 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Camille Dumont

The Change Leader, Inc.

Camille has been at Post University in a variety of capacities since 2011. She joined Post’s School of Arts and Sciences in 2011 and served as an Associate Faculty member, teaching College to Career courses online and on campus.