Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Dr. Alana Stevenson Alana Stevenson has been named department chair for general studies at Simmons College of Kentucky. She served as the program director for healthcare management and a business instructor at Bossier Parish Community College. Stevenson holds a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation and disability services from Southern University and A&M College, an MBA from Louisiana State University Shreveport, and a Ph.D. in urban higher education from Jackson State University.

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Experiential Learning Depot

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Inquiry-based learning questions are the heart of a classroom that thrives on curiosity, critical thinking, and student engagement. What does that look like in action? Let's take a look! As educators, understanding how to effectively guide students from teacher-led inquiry to fully student-driven exploration is essential in fostering deep, meaningful learning. ​ In this post, we'll explore what inquiry-based learning is, examine the spectrum from structured to open inquiry, and provide pra

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Dr. Marjorie Hass A $180,000 grant from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations to the Council of Independent Colleges is expected to help expand open civil discourse and free expression on campuses. “In a changing higher education landscape where the spotlight is increasingly on higher education, presidents, and other college leaders are looking for timely strategies to navigate campus situations related to free expression,” said Council of Independent Colleges President Dr.

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In this extra post, Dr Hannah McNeilly and Dr Imogen Bevan share their findings from piloting a six-week course, which took ten postgraduate students on guided mindful nature walks at the University of Edinburgh. These walks aimed to help the students slow down, increase wellbeing, and engage with nature as a group.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Shawn VanDerziel About 55% of employers expressed slight or no concern regarding the impacts of potential political or social unrest on college campuses, according to new research by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE). “Our research found that the potential for student protests and unrest will not alter college recruiting as the demonstrations mostly involve only certain organizations, industries, or institutions,” said NACE President and CEO Shawn VanDerziel, noting that

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Teaching Matters Academic Communities

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

In this extra post, Dr Hannah McNeilly and Dr Imogen Bevan share their findings from piloting a six-week course, which took ten postgraduate students on guided mindful nature walks at the University of Edinburgh. These walks aimed to help the students slow down, increase wellbeing, and engage with nature as a group. Hannah is a medical anthropologist and lecturer at the Edinburgh Medical School, in Biomedical Sciences, and Imogen is a social anthropologist and postdoctoral researcher at School o

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Parchment

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Managing student credentials can be a headache, especially in an educational world that’s constantly changing. Traditional methods alone just aren’t cutting it anymore, which is why credential pathway systems (CPS) are on the rise. Read on to learn how your school can benefit from implementing a CPS and how it will transform your credentialing process.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

Mary Pope Hutson A new admissions policy at private women's liberal arts school could bar transgender women next school year, requiring that an applicant confirm her sex assigned at birth is female, and that she consistently lives and identifies as a woman. "Sweet Briar College [in Amherst County] believes that single-sex education is not only our tradition, but also a unique cultural and social resource," said President Mary Pope Hutson.

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