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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Background and Relevance Open enrollment policies are a defining characteristic of community colleges. Background and Relevance Open enrollment policies are a defining characteristic of community colleges. However, this commitment to providing broad access to postsecondary pathways (Kisker et al.,

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. He currently is also a graduate research assistant with the Center for Community College Student Engagement.

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A quick look at the global rise of for-credit micro-credentials

University Business

For-credit micro-credentials aren’t just fueling enrollment at community colleges across the United States. By 2019, these non-degree offerings made up 71% of all credentials awarded by community colleges, according to the National Center of Education Statistics.

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Currently a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin, Michael Reid, Jr., is intent on utilizing research to examine poverty as a barrier to student development. He currently is also a graduate research assistant with the Center for Community College Student Engagement.

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Student affairs leaders get real on counseling after COVID

University Business

Student mental health on college campuses has taken a toll in the years after the pandemic, straining in-house counseling services and affecting student engagement. Haywood was joined by Lake Tahoe Community College’s Michelle Batista, vice president of student services. Smith University (N.C.).

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NYU interdisciplinary experiential learning takes off

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: At New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, the seven-year-old Vertically Integrated Projects program has grown from five teams to almost 50, involving hundreds of students each semester. By involving students across grades and rooting the project under a faculty adviser, VIPs don’t end when the school year does.

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No Winners in a Curriculum War

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Thank goodness, because after reading a recent Chronicle article about the so-called “wars” over math curriculum , it seems clear that engaging in a curriculum war is the worst possible outcome for all involved.

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