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Our Advice for Making College Campuses Ready for Diverse Student Populations

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students often find themselves struggling to locate familiar foods and essential services like cultural hair care or religious accommodations that support their needs. Institutions need to offer holistic services that assist diverse student populations. The decision to attend college is a transformative journey for a student's life.

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Notes on a New Semester

Hope College Network

As someone with a chronic illness, I find it super helpful to plan rest times in my calendar as well. When I signed up for classes this semester, I was lucky enough to get into sections that allow me to have an hour in between each scheduled class. On Mondays, for example, I have a class or commitment at 8:30, 10:30, 1:00, and 3:00.

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Iowa prepares students to learn

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“This lack of guidance affects students’ grades, their retention and their time to graduation, and these impacts are often more pronounced for first-generation and historically underrepresented students.” How does your institution incorporate self-assessments into its student success efforts? Share your story.

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10 Tips and Solutions for Students Skipping Classes to Boost Performance

Creatrix Campus

Techniques to tackle students skipping classes Monitor Attendance This is practically the first and foremost way when trying to clock in to stop students from skipping classes. It was ideally to support students who silently disengage. Automated Notifications Don’t wait for the students to turn up the next day to notify them.

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Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division

EAB

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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Leadership Strategies for Rebuilding Trust on Campus: Part 2

Campus Sonar

Campus leaders need to thoroughly assess, streamline, and reprioritize these efforts to ensure all students are aware of and have access to support services and preparation resources and that the teams doing the work can collaborate efficiently and effectively. How is your campus preparing students for graduation and beyond?

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Spotlight on Alternative Assessment Methods: Things to think about for open book and at-home exams

Teaching Matters Online Learning

Study Hub Blog Study Hub Blog and Learning Resources are produced by academic advisers, study development advisers and special contributors, representing a wide range of disciplines, interests, experience and expertise. Open book/ at-home exams are no easier or harder than normal exams. Dunlosky, J., Rawson, K.A., Marsh, E.J.,