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Bridging Research and Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Back in September, Western Michigan University—a public research institution located in the southwestern corner of the state—released its fall 2024 enrollment and retention numbers, much to the delight of the school’s provost, Dr. Julian Vasquez Heilig. The fact that we had an increase of 3% last year, we don’t take that for granted.”

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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).

Research 265
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Former K-12 Teacher Voted AERA President-Elect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Winn has been elected to a leadership post at the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She has served on the Social Justice Action, Review of Research Award, and Minority Fellowship Selection Committees, and is a member of AERA Divisions K and G.

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In downtime alone, ransomware attacks have cost the education sector more than $50 billion since 2018

University Business

More from UB : Degrees from these 10 schools add the most value to a graduate’s salary According to the Comparitech report, at least 561 K12 schools and higher ed institutions have been hit by a ransomware attack between 2018 and mid-September 2023.

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‘To diary or not to diary’? – lessons learned from the SRHE workshop ‘Using Diary Method in Social Research’

SRHE

by Panagiota (Peny) Sotiropoulou At the beginning of February 2024, I attended the in-person workshop on Using Diary Method in Social Research , organised by the SRHE and facilitated by Dr Emily Henderson, Dr Zoe Baker and Dr Ahmad Akkad.

Research 116
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Community College Faculty-Led Teaching and Learning Hubs Improve Student Outcomes

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2018, Dr. Audrey Jaeger and Dr. Monique B. Dr. Audrey Jaeger, professor of community college education at North Carolina State University and director of the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research. Colclough, director of Programs and Initiatives at the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research.

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Study Reveals Teacher Perceptions of Chronically Absent Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Early elementary school teachers view chronically absent students less positively, even when they cause no trouble in the classroom, according to a new study published in AERA Open , a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association. Michael Gottfried The study by Drs. Gottfried and Phil H. Casey Foundation. “We