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Why We Need a Fairer and More Equitable Approach to K-12 Grading to Boost College Completion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dual enrollment programs present another compelling solution. Schools should explore taking a similar “multiple measures” approach to traditional grading that allows students more ways to demonstrate their content knowledge and competency.

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How to integrate artificial intelligence into career and academic advising

University Business

The emergence of AI tools, however, presents challenges and raises questions about the future of academic and career advising. AI-powered chatbots and virtual assistants can provide students with real-time academic advising support, addressing questions and offering advice on course selection 24/7.

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Student survey reveals gaps in core academic advising functions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Locksley Knibbs, lead academic adviser for students studying the natural sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University, knows that advisers take on different roles to serve the whole student: mentor, advocate, mediator, coach. “We advise you based on the curriculum or the degree that you have declared on your record.

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The Faculty Resource Network of New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Further, the annual conferences hosted by the FRN afforded me numerous opportunities to present my research with FRN colleagues, typically on-site and more recently, online. My research at NYU, courtesy of the FRN, engendered invitations to speak at NYU as well.

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First Time Presenter Reflection Blog

NACADA

Serendipitously, a chance meeting at the 2022 conference led me to accomplishing my goal of being a first-time presenter at the 2023 NACADA Annual Conference. When I started to chat with one of the poster presenters, I had no idea that we would begin both a conference presentation and a new friendship!

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. At present, 67% of the student body identifies as Latinx. Morales, president of CSUSB.

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TIDES Report: Women’s Basketball Student-Athletes Continue to Outperform Their Male Counterparts

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Adrien Bouchet “The women outperform the men, but it’s really the fact that women collegiate basketball players perform at a huge level academically and athletically,” said Dr. Adrien Bouchet, director of TIDES. Overall, the GSR of men’s teams showed a slight decline from 2023 to present, from 84.9% in 2023 to 95.9%