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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. Instructor strategies to alleviate stress and anxiety among college and university STEM Students. Life Sciences Education , 20 (1), 1–13. Buil et al.,

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NASPA Centers the Stories of Diverse Student Affairs Professionals

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student affairs professionals, like faculty at many colleges and universities, are increasingly subjected to outside interference by state and federal legislators who have in some places, made it more difficult to promote diversity and inclusion.

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HBCUs in the Time of Turnover

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While many experts agree that HBCU presidential vacancies are simply part of a larger problem in higher education overall, most agree that frequent presidential turnover can negatively impact not only a university’s standing, donations, and accreditation but the everyday studentslife. The environment wasn’t what was described.”

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Central Oregon Community College (COCC) opened its current housing facility, Wickiup Hall, in 2016. EHS Senior Vice President of Student Life Christy Caiti Chatfield has set up programming and amenities that build community. . … We don’t have family housing because our facilities aren’t currently set up to support that.”

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 1st Ever SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

In Fall 2022 the Division of Student Affairs went through an iterative and collaborative process to review and re-evaluate our mission, vision, core values, and the undergraduate student learning outcomes in relation to the University’s Academic Master Plan.

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How College Transforms Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Terenzini’s How College Affects Students (originally published in 1991 and revised in 2005 and updated in 2016 by Matthew J. Each of these books examines college’s impact: on students’ identity and self-concept and their values, attitudes, and beliefs. Pascarella and Patrick T. Mayhew, Alyssa N.

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Canary Mission: A Threat to Democracy on US Campuses

Higher Education Inquirer

Here are a few sources that substantiate the concerns regarding Canary Mission: The New York Times (2016) An article titled "A Shadowy Online Group Is Targeting American Students" highlights the growing concerns about Canary Mission's activities and its impact on free speech on campuses.