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The power of genuine relationships: Building support systems beyond the classroom

University Business

Many first-generation students rely on their families for emotional support, even if their parents or caregivers lack experience with higher education systems. Universities have an opportunity to engage families in ways that strengthen these bonds.

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Student advisers teach postgrad development skills

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For over a decade, students have worked alongside staff at the college’s career center to provide professional development help for the larger campus community, part of a long-standing institutional tradition.

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Excitement grows as The University of Edinburgh students tackle exceptional learning

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Whether it’s refining technical expertise, developing leadership skills, or fostering entrepreneurial spirit, these projects play a crucial role in preparing students for their future careers.

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Mini-series: Start as we mean to go on

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The Making Transitions Personal (MTP) Pre-arrival and Start-of-year Reviews is an initiative that aims to support this through a set of targeted reflective questions given to students before the start of the academic year. or gavin.mccabe@ed.ac.uk Kirsty Stewart Kirsty Stewart is the Edinburgh Award Coordinator at the University of Edinburgh.

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Guiding Students to Overcome Barriers To Student Success In Higher Education With Career Counseling

Creatrix Campus

Students who got academic counseling were 20% more likely to report greater levels of engagement and satisfaction with their educational experience. This has been proved right according to the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE).

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What the f**k is Graphic Design?

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Photo credit: Flip Design Agency Following on from her earlier post this year , Zoe Patterson, Programme Director for Graphic Design at ECA, describes another student engagement initiative that benefits both undergraduate and school students… What the f**k is Graphic Design?

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Career Design in a Box: Embedding Career Education in What We Already Do

Teaching Matters Academic Support

It wasn’t that I was wrong in my approach before, but I didn’t really grasp that the twin concerns of academic performance and career aspiration could be interconnected. I also now appreciate the importance of students engaging in thinking about their future careers as early as possible. Jan 10, 2017