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Study: Latino Students Use Practical Strategies to Finance College Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"Latino students make pragmatic choices with what they can control to make college affordable," said Cassandra Arroyo, a research analyst at Excelencia and co-author of the report.

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The Path to 2030: An extended learning opportunity at The University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Student Employment

This included identifying the “Path to 2030” for children living in fragile and conflict affected countries (FCACs), which asked, how can society achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for children in such difficult and troubled states?

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The Path to 2030: An extended learning opportunity at The University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Student Employment

In this post, Amanda Meyer, based in the Global Health Academy, shares an inspiring example of extended learning with MSc Global Challenges alumni. This project illustrates several examples of Enhancement Themes in practice, and this post forms part of the 20 Years of Enhancement theme.

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Life Design: Connecting students to their future

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Image credit: Clark Tibbs, unsplash, CC0 Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh , proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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Evolution and revolution: preparing for the future

Teaching Matters Student Employment

If you would like to explore this further, please do contact me – I’d love to hear what it means to you.

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Mini-series: Water Logic: Designing for sustainability along the Union Canal

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Last year, students turned their vision to a campus building, redesigning 7 Bristo Square for future learning, climate (adaptation) and sustainability to 2030 in a project called Building Futures. Photo credit: Resilient Borders.