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Engaging Students in Faculty Research

The Scholarly Teacher

Keywords: Student Research, Experiential Learning, High-Impact Practice Introduction We adapted and implemented high-impact practices (HIPs) to engage undergraduate and graduate students in faculty research based on the principles of adult learning theory (Knowles, 1990) and cognitive learning theory (Sincero, 2011).

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Johnson Appointed Edmund W. Gordon Chair for Policy Research and Evaluation at ETS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gordon Chair for Policy Research and Evaluation at the Educational Testing Service (ETS). In this new role, he is expected to guide policy research at the assessment organization with the goal of advancing equitable access to quality education and fair assessment for learners. Odis Johnson Jr. has been named the Edmund W.

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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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Dr. Robin DiAngelo, University of Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2011 she coined the term White Fragility in an academic article which has influenced the international dialogue on race. Robin DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington. In addition, she holds two Honorary Doctorates.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Gates was one of a dozen scientists who received the honor in 2013 for the year 2011 in a ceremony that had been postponed due to the 2012 election. But his effect was also in modeling what it was to be a successful researcher. The fruits of Gates efforts to provide strong science education can be found across the globe.

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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Educational research demonstrates the impact of engagement, both social and academic, on student outcomes like persistence (Deil-Amen, 2011; Karp et al., Physical Review Physics Education Research, 12 (1). Proceedings of the 25thAnnual Conference on Research in Undergraduate Mathematics Education (pp. Moore-Russo (Eds.),

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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Baltimore native studies and researches anthropology specific to the African diaspora. “As Brooks continued his exploration of the vast African diaspora in 2011, alongside other internationally known scholars, as the general editor of the 1,600-page African American Almanac (Cengage Gale, 2011).

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