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Study Reveals Key Factors Driving Student College Choice in 2025

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A comprehensive new study by education research firm EAB has identified the most influential factors shaping how students choose colleges, with academic program variety, campus safety, and student organizations emerging as the top three drivers of student attraction. The research, analyzing data from U.S.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The evolution of how end-users obtain and utilize information spurred a new movement in education that LeiLani Cauthen described in her 2017 book, The Consumerization of Learning. Consequently, renormalizing consumer expectations for end-user experiences.

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The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational (MCT) Foundation, Inc. Names 2022 MCT Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Terrell (MCT) Educational Foundation, Inc. has announced the 2022 cohort of MCT Scholars, recognizing 10 first-year graduate students in higher education or student affairs students at six institutions. and vice president president for student life at the University of Michigan. "I The Dr. Melvin C.

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

The Scholarly Teacher

These factors converge to understandably discourage teachers with established routines from shifting away from lecturing and into flipped learning, a change that many scholars of pedagogy and education sciences strongly advocate for. 50 current student stress statistics: 2023 data, analysis & predictions. References Bouchrika, I.

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Webinar: Students Want Mental Health Reform

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The sentiment is notably stronger among students experiencing loneliness, high psychological distress, or those who identify as LGBTQ+, who are more likely to report inadequate mental health support on campus. “We

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Boston College Names Father Jack Butler as 26th President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since joining the university's Campus Ministry in 2002, he has been instrumental in advancing several key initiatives, including formative education programs and Core Curriculum renewal. He has also demonstrated fundraising prowess, helping to secure nearly $40 million for academic and student life initiatives since 2019. "I

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MONIQUE S. ALLARD

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Allard has been appointed vice president for student life at the University of Southern California. She served as interim vice president for student affairs. Allard Monique S.