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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

The open access nature of community colleges and the varying levels of academic preparedness of their students require programs and courses that provide remediation and support in foundational skills for nearly two- thirds of students (Chen et al.,

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Report: Caring Campus Program Tied to Increased Connection for Students and Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Caring Campus, a program to have faculty contribute to fostering a culture of caring for students at schools, is related to observable benefits, according to a recent report by the Community College Research Center (CCRC) at Columbia University. Barnett, senior research scholar emeritus at CCRC and co-author of the report.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The research is rich and ever-manifesting on college campuses for McMickens, an associate professor of higher education and the director of the M.S.Ed. While this was fascinating, I cannot help but to think about how Penn students of color are prepared to respond to racism,” he says.

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

The Scholarly Teacher

My students seemed to either not understand my question or have difficulty with the content. Not surprising, the students in my graduate-level course were wrestling with understanding the content of this complex student development theory. Currently, I am using cogen in a graduate level research methods course.

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Report Finds Broad Base Skills Help Students Post-Graduation, But Inequity Remains

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These marginalized students are less likely to agree that the cost of their education was worth its price. Dr. Nichole Torpey-Saboe, director of research at Strada Center for Education Consumer Insights.

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Establishing Belonging for Creative Scholars and Teachers

The Scholarly Teacher

The nature of scholarly and creative activity carried out by the faculty in these areas is also diverse. Appalachian State recently created a position dedicated to faculty mentoring and career support. Example of a product-in-process created by a faculty member during the Creatives Retreat. I conducted online research.

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The Right Formula

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As an undergraduate at Xavier University of Louisiana, an historically Black institution, Gilyot majored in chemistry but switched his focus from pre-pharmacy to organic chemistry when he realized how interested he was in the research possibilities. The fortunate thing is I get to do both. I think it’s a very interesting dynamic,” he said.

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