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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It began as a pilot program in 2015 and started in earnest in 2018 with 25 students after receiving a $1.68 Over the past five years, EPW has served 909 students, 68% of whom are Latino. The students usually report back to us where they are employed. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF).

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Small College America – Profile Earlham College

Edu Alliance Journal

LinkedIn data suggests the college has nearly 9,000 alumni , with 1,400 residing in Indiana and 366 in the Richmond area. Through programs like the Center for Social Justice and the Bonner Scholars Program , Earlham students engage in community service projects throughout Richmond. Notable Alumni: Michael C.

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Welcome to the November issue of Teaching Matters: Student author month

Teaching Matters Academic Support

While we have published posts written by students before*, this is the first Teaching Matters issue that is authored solely by University of Edinburgh students (and student alumni). A flourishing field of student partnership work has recently emerged (e.g., Students as Researchers. Flint , and K. Harrington.

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Co-creation and collaboration in course design: Our journey with SACHA

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

In this blog post, Pooja and Ankita, SACHA alumni discuss co-creation and collaboration in course design. However, implementing co-creation faces hurdles like students’ reluctance to participate (Cook-Sather & Luz, 2015 ; Mapstone et al., Pooja Suresh Kumar is pursuing her Master’s degree in Public Health.

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Student-led learning: a Head of School’s perspective

Teaching Matters Student Engagement

We support a range of other “in-house’ initiatives including Social and Political Science in Practice , which is a new framework in the School for Honours students (typically in their 4th Year) to undertake faculty-student collaboration for academic credit across three pillars: research; learning and teaching; public education and engagement.

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Student-Led, Individually-Created Courses (SLICCs): Learning and teaching beyond disciplinary silos

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

At this early stage, the student receives feedback from their SLICC staff tutor, who offers them guidance on how they may gain greater insight during the learning experience and maximise the available opportunities. The scope for student agency is significant, with students defining their own unique learning experiences.

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Welcome to the March edition of Teaching Matters! 

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Find out about health-enhancing and community engagement opportunities for students in Edinburgh via Edinburgh Connected Dive deeper into community engagement in a short report on ‘ Community Engagement as an Integral Part of the Curriculum ’ from University Senate in February 2015.