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Rethinking the Idea of Legacy in Higher Education: How Colleges Can Raise Up Student-Parents

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They can add child-friendly spaces on campus — in the library, student center or outside — to provide opportunities for student-parents to build community. It’s time to reframe the definition of legacy in higher education from a practice meant to exclude to one that’s inclusive of student-parents and their children.

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Adventures in Ungrading

The Scholarly Teacher

Be clear and concise with your syllabus language to communicate the definition of ungrading and how it will be used in your course. Consider including a definition, how you will provide feedback, what students should do with the feedback, why you are ungrading, and how it matches with overall course expectations and objectives.

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Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit library in San Francisco, has grown into one of the most important cultural institutions of the modern age. For the sake of libraries and library users everywhere, let’s hope they don’t succeed. and Penguin Random House assert that the Internet Archive is not a real library.

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3 Questions KSU’s Laurel Littrell on How Academic Library Budgets Really Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Among her many roles at KSU is Library Data Coordinator. Laurel is, therefore, well positioned to answer some of the questions that I posed in my piece, How Do Academic Libraries Spend Their Money? Libraries can delay rehiring when necessary to use “salary savings” to manage budgets, at least in the short term.

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Young Black Men Project, Fitting in for Black Men, Boys Showcased at BMRI’s Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The convening continued its conversation on the mental health of African American men at the Woodruff Library in the heart of the Atlanta University Center. Two sessions continued on Thursday during the second and final day of the Black Men Research Institute’s (BMRI) Spring Symposium. These conversations are needed,” said Dr. Walter M.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 2nd Annual SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Recipients: University of Oregon Basic Needs Program This project exemplifies how a commitment to equity, diversity, inclusion, and social justice was woven into the collaborative efforts of the UO Basic Needs Program, UO Libraries, and faculty. Cloud State University and advancing effective assessment practices.

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Librarians target incoming students, collaborative measures

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Academic library professionals across the higher education landscape are championing student success initiatives within their own spaces, particularly to equip new students for their academic careers. An older model among libraries is coming into classrooms like an English 101 course or a first-year seminar to share information.