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The Power of Relationships in Undergraduate Education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma A Gallup and Purdue poll of 30,000 college grads from 2014 found that students who had a rich, robust relationship with a faculty member were twice as likely as peer graduates to report high levels of well-being. But only 14 percent of graduates said they had experienced such a relationship.

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Trying to teach students to tolerate disagreeable speech

Confessions of a Community College Dean

On a smaller scale, Rothman said, he knows of one professor who requires each student in his class to write an argumentative essay on a position they disagree with. Primo acknowledges the limitations of his course, which enrolls about 20 students each semester. “It spans disciplines.” Is this diversity newsletter?: