Symplicity

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

Roughly 20 percent of students enrolled in higher education have reported having a disability, according to the most recent federal data. Department of Education does not require students to disclose their specific disability, but in order for a student to receive academic accommodations they must disclose in an accommodation request.

Disability Services 98

Disability Services ADA Utilities Higher Education 98

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 23, 2023

“There should be concern because there are people in this room who have built their life’s work, their life’s philosophies on exactly what is being dismantled and what is trying to be erased,” said Felicia Martin, Senior Vice President of Inclusion, Education and Community Engagement at the NCAA.

DEI 235

DEI Title IX ADA Social Justice 235

Goucher DEI

AUGUST 14, 2023

The OAS also prepares and educates students for life after graduating from Goucher, leveraging their skills and abilities while contending with their challenges. We strive to educate, inform, and raise awareness surrounding the importance of inclusivity for students, faculty, and staff with unique abilities.

ADA 40

ADA Academic Advising Medical Faculty 40

The Scholarly Teacher

MAY 17, 2023

It is not common for parents to be contacted, but I have also found parents, with Family Education Rights and Privacy (FERPA) permission, to be valuable advocates. via a 504 plan or an Individualized Education Plan) because IDEA no longer applies to students after high school (Rein, 2022). Planning for Higher Education , 47 (1), 3.

Community College 238

Community College ADA Student Affairs Disability Services 238

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 9, 2023

There was never a safety net,” said fellow Ada Limón , the 24th Poet Laureate of the United States and a renowned poet whose work describes and illustrates the complexities of nature, human experiences, and interpersonal connections. I was raised with not much money. So I have never had a cushion, if you will.

Safety and Security 256

Safety and Security ADA Research Engineering 256

Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 17, 2023

Older buildings typically have been renovated and retrofitted countless times and were not designed for modern HVAC systems, ADA accessibility and active learning classrooms. Old bathrooms, which are virtually impossible to make ADA accessible, let alone gender-neutral, without violating municipal laws regarding fixture counts.

Admissions 91

Admissions ADA Enrollment Management Management 91

Great College Advice

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

A 2007 survey from the Association on Higher Education and Disability reported that just 28% of students with learning disabilities graduate from college. Perhaps this is because many students want to shed the label and stigma of “special education” and are unwilling to ask for the help they need.

Computers and Informational Technology 130

Computers and Informational Technology Disability Services Admissions ADA 130

University Business

APRIL 6, 2023

Gregg Peele, the higher education advisory council chair of Skanska , explains three important reasons why schools opt to fix their current buildings rather than build new ones. That’s 44 historical education projects across 31 million square feet.

Libraries 97

Libraries Alumni Higher Education Recruitment 97

Higher Education Whisperer

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers sent me an IEEE Life Member certificate in the mail. With this comes free lifetime membership. At first I thought this a scam, as it is unexpected.

Electronics 49

Electronics Engineering ADA IT 49

University Business

MARCH 2, 2023

Since then, students and faculty—and therefore, curricula—have changed the way they look at learning in higher education. “I In pretty much every organization, there is an officer for ADA compliance, so their ability to provide alternatives and accommodations is pretty good.

Technology/Audio/Visual 110

Technology/Audio/Visual ADA Electronics Faculty 110