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. And only 25% of students with an identified learning difference take advantage of the services available to them on campus. How do things change in college?

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

AUGUST 7, 2023

In this extra post, Shian Holt reflects not only on the ‘how’ to build Peer Support online but also the ‘why’ Arguing that fostering belonging for online students is key to helping them develop agency and confidence in their own knowlege-production. Online […]

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JUNE 13, 2024

Victoria is the Director of the Disability and Learning Support Service. Educ Inf Technol 29, 2767–2785 (2024). Rethinking higher education unit design: Embedding universal design for learning in online studies. Victoria sits on the University EDI Committee and co-chairs the EDI Disability Sub-Committee.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 25, 2023

Image: Factors ranging from financial stress to participation in extracurriculars can influence whether a student receiving services at their university’s counseling center will voluntarily withdraw from the institution, according to new research from Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health.

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

AUGUST 7, 2023

Photo credit: Unsplash CC0 In this extra post, Shian Holt reflects not only on the ‘how’ to build Peer Support online but also the ‘why’ Arguing that fostering belonging for online students is key to helping them develop agency and confidence in their own knowlege-production.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 16, 2023

McManus knew the importance of education. McManus graduated valedictorian of her high school and went on to Clemson University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in counseling with an emphasis in student affairs. That is no easy feat. “My

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Teaching Matters Academic Support

JULY 3, 2019

Increasing numbers of students are disclosing to us, prior to arrival, that they have long-term mental health conditions, and so one element of our strategy is to ensure that our support services are sufficiently resourced to meet the needs of students. All of these resources are for staff and students.

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