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Required to Study Abroad

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These programs come with their own program fee, but “normally include most or all transportation” and have scholarship supports available as well, according to Hoose. It’s a shortcoming that Goucher is in the process of trying to address, said Goucher President Kent Devereaux, who took the helm in 2019.

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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

Research shows that having BIPOC teachers benefits BIPOC students, providing numerous positive protective factors (Burciaga & Kohli, 2018; Easton-Brooks, 2019; Morales et al., While not ideal, it meant we did not have to fund transportation and food and had more funds to compensate presenters. 2022; Wright et al., & Kohli, R.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A 2019 #RealCollege survey of CCC students by The Hope Center found that 54% of respondents experienced housing insecurity and 15% of respondents were homeless the previous year. There is a reduced monthly rent payment, to which CCC contributes.

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Interdisciplinary Gamified Teaching of Critical Metals

The Scholarly Teacher

APPLICATION Critical metals form the basis of electrification goals to reduce greenhouse gases, as well as economic, environmental, and socioeconomic concerns tied to consumption of modern electronics and transportation. Systems thinking allows students to consider an item or process to consider how it interacts with systems tangential to it.

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CCS Alumni Come Together in Shanghai & Beijing

College for Creative Study

The exhibition featured many displays, including documentaries, photos, projects, artworks, and personal collections, highlighting the impact of CCS graduates on the Chinese creative scene.

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The College for Creative Studies Announces New Dean of Undergraduate Studies

College for Creative Study

Ruopp came to CCS in 2019 with 25 years of education experience in a K-12 setting, originally serving as Assistant Professor and Chair of the College’s Art Education program. She continues to serve in that capacity and in 2021 was named Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Studies as well.

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

We send a brief survey to learn more about social determinants of their well-being, such as housing insecurity, transportation and financial distress. In 2019, Dominican redesigned our alert system to help new students stay on track academically. A: Our work begins in the summer before our first-year students arrive on campus.

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