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New book links teaching critical thinking to student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Newman argues in Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success (Radius Book Group). Newman, whose book will be published March 7, is former dean of academic advising at Stanford University and John M. Musser Professor of Religious Studies, Emeritus, at Carleton College.

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Busting Roadblocks in the Community College Enrollment Cycle

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

To ensure that doesn’t happen, avoid these common pitfalls in the community college enrollment journey: Complex Enrollment Processes Lengthy admissions procedures: Complicated and time-consuming application processes can frustrate new students, especially those unfamiliar with higher education procedures. But you’re only halfway home.

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Micro-internship gives students experience without barriers

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An August 2022 Student Voice survey conducted by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse found that first-generation students were likely to lack any internship experience or experiential learning within a course: half of all first-gen students and two-thirds of first-gen community college students had not had these experiences.

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How to Advise Students on Dual Enrollment

Parchment

You can be an IB student, but also supplementing with some dual credit coursework through our local community college. Matt Sterenberg (06:54.002) So tell me a little bit more about your partnership with Austin Community College. This was like flipping through a book. That is a huge challenge.

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Student Transfer (Part 2) – How to Improve the Transfer Experience for Students

Parchment

And we talked about there’s a lot of students that are attending a community college that want to transfer to another institution, but don’t end up doing it. Eight out of 10 students that go to a community college want to go. So now let’s pivot and let’s think about how we can improve.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. This edited volume comprises 19 book chapters divided into two sections: (a) primary and secondary settings; and (b) postsecondary settings.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

They believe that college is worth the cost. Podcast Highlights To understand the importance of a student’s sense of belonging, higher ed leaders are encouraged to read Dr. Terrell Strayhorn’s book College Students’ Sense of Belonging. His book How to Get the Most Out of College was published in January 2022 by Alinea Learning.