Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

by Terri E. Givens. There are many stories to be told about students of color in college, and as I wrote in a column for Inside Higher Ed, finances are often the main issue for these students. For example, when I was an undergrad at Stanford University, it was a struggle for me financially. As someone who was a low-income, first-generation college student, I am painfully aware of the financial issues that students face when they arrive on a college campus.

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Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Image credit: Sarah Thomas In this post, Dr Catherine Bovill and Dr Hannah Cornish, showcase the launch of a new ‘EngagED in…’ guide, designed to show some practical ways to encourage staff to develop student learning experiences in research-led learning and teaching… There is a rich variety of research-led learning and teaching taking place around The University of Edinburgh, and we’re delighted to announce that there is a new guide celebrating student engagement in rese

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Teaching Matters Online Learning

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Photo credit; unsplash, Nicole Honeywill/Sincerely Media, CC0 In this extra post, Ross Anderson, a fourth year Astrophysics student, and Thomas Gant, a fourth year Mathematics student, discuss their involvement as research assistants on the ‘Classroom Practices and Lecture Recording’ project, funded by the Principal’s Teaching Award Scheme… Lecture recordings can be a godsend for students, allowing us to re-watch explanations of a tricky topic or to catch up on lectures

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Hope College Network

OCTOBER 30, 2019

I came to Hope as a freshman in the fall of 2018 with unbelievable expectations and hopes for what my first year in college would be. I would meet my roommate and become best friends. College, how hard could it be if I managed to get through high school. I thought about the free access to an exercise facility and how I would take advantage of that daily, without excuses.

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Higher Ed Connects: Student Success Blogs

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

A student graduates high school, goes on to college, completes his or her degree in four years, and then either continues to grad school or enters the workforce. by Shelley Seale. That is what the education-to-career path has traditionally looked like — but today’s typical higher education student is just as likely to be older when they enter (or return to) university, working while in school, a parent, a first-generation student — or any combination of these.

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Terminalfour

OCTOBER 29, 2019

This month we’re reviewing social media trends, offering quick-to-read social media news guaranteed to keep you up to speed and ahead of the competition.

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