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Breaking Barriers: The Struggle for Inclusion on Community College Campuses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Its almost like you need accommodations to get accommodations, says Wellum, who completed an associates degree in 2023 and is currently working on a second associates degree before transitioning to a four-year institution.

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How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation How do academic libraries spend their money? The figure, created from IPEDS data collected in 2020, shows academic library spending in four categories across institution type. How much do academic libraries spend on databases vs. books vs. journals vs. everything else libraries lend?

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Adventures in Ungrading

The Scholarly Teacher

Instead of assigning grades, ungrading focuses on other methods of assessment and feedback that emphasize learning, growth, and personal development (Clark & Talbert, 2023). 2023) and situates the student as the expert in their learning. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science , 64 (1), 89-98. Kalbarczyk, A.,

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Remembering Professor Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. (1952-2023)

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Last fall, the Ogletree family donated papers from Ogletree’s career to the Harvard Law School Library, which will make them available on a rolling basis over the next 3 years. Manning, Morgan and Helen Chu Dean and Professor of Law at Harvard Law School.

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Stillman College Receives $2.7 Million to Bolster Internet Infrastructure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The money will also go towards buying up to 150 laptops for campus and community use at Sheppard Library and its upcoming cybersecurity and information technology training center, as well as hiring faculty in technology. The fiber optic upgrades will begin this summer to be finished by Fall 2023, Harper said.

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3 Questions on Academic Library Spending to the Scholar Who Wrote the Book on University Budgets

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Learning Innovation Professor Andrew Comrie reached out after reading my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? In his book, Like Nobody's Business: An Insider's Guide to How US University Finances Really Work (Open Book Publishers, 2021), Andrew digs into academic library budgeting. then versus about 1.5%

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3 Questions for the Dean of the Mason Library at Keene State College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Celia Rabinowitz, Assistant Vice-President for Academic Engagement & Director of the Mason Library at Keene State College, reached out after reading my piece How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? One represents the trends and challenges most of us in academic libraries are reading about. If not, ask why.

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