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Film Director Joins Spelman Faculty as Director of Documentary Filmmaking

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2016, she became a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. in American history and public history management from the University of California, Riverside, and a M.S. In addition to her more than 28 years making documentaries, Lynch has a M.A. in journalism from Columbia University.

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Nandi Mehta - Soccer

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

School: Northwestern University Year: 2016 Major: Economics and International Studies Nandi Mehta is a Northwestern University senior majoring in economics and international studies. Shes also pursuing a Kellogg School of Management Undergraduate certificate in managerial analytics.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

The Scholarly Teacher

As promoted by Zakrajsek (2016) , all learning is by nature an active process since it requires the learner to actively engage with the act of making available knowledge their own. Unfortunately, managing group work as a teacher is a honed skill that requires time, practice, and initially involves some risk. Buil et al.,

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. Its a unique project, says David Lelie, senior project manager with Gafcon, the construction management company managing the project.

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A Hope Built on Things Eternal: A Scholar’s Vision for Black Education - Dr. Kevin Lawrence Henry, Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After completing his doctorate in Curriculum and Instruction in 2016, Henry joined the faculty at the University of Arizona, where his understanding of race in America was enriched by exposure to border state dynamics and the intersection of Black, Indigenous, and Mexican communities.

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Effective Change Management in Higher Education: A Holistic Framework for Institutional Transformation — Addressing the Realities, Barriers, and Breakthroughs

The Change Leader, Inc.

Between 2016 and 2023, more than 90 colleges closed their doors permanently. The Three Pillars of Effective Change Management in Higher Education Holistic Thinking: Connecting the Institutional Dots Higher education institutions are ecosystems. Change management in higher education isnt about issuing directives from the top.

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How to beat the enrollment cliff: Act like Yamaha

University Business

“We were built as a single product institution that only knew how to recruit freshmen,” says Melik Khoury, president of Unity Environmental University since 2016. However, one private liberal arts school has transformed its enrollment strategy by bucking its traditional paradigm.