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Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges that students face and how they can be better supported. The data will help guide the conversation on where they need to strategize to improve areas of support for students,” said Garcia.

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Why supporting faculty mental health is enormous for classrooms

University Business

The key to unlocking student engagement and success may have as much to do with how faculty curate a successful social-emotional learning environment as their ability to instruct, says Karen G. ” However, before faculty can cultivate deeper connections with their students, they must first help themselves.

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Learning Assistantships

The Scholarly Teacher

Taken together, open access admission policies and challenges to student engagement in the community college context present a unique opportunity for utilizing student workers as learning assistants. Background and Relevance Open enrollment policies are a defining characteristic of community colleges. under review).

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New Report A Mixed Bag on Student Engagement with Online Learning

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Would students really be able to learn as well remotely as they had in-person? Would student engagement suffer? And while student engagement was lower by some measures, by others, it increased. Whenever student engagement is lower, student outcomes are poorer,” said Ortagus.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are financial support programs, including emergency grants, technology loaner programs and device voucher support, which provide students with necessary in-time financial support. The Impact Internship is part of a campus wide effort to support undocumented students in their completion of the Dream Service Incentive Grant requirements.

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Investing in Care to Combat Declining Enrollment in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As this trend continues, it becomes even more imperative for colleges to be intentional about retaining their current students. At Victor Valley College, we have found a powerful solution that will be instrumental in keeping students engaged and enrolled in the years to come care.

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Faculty-Student Partnerships in Curriculum Design and Review

The Scholarly Teacher

Reprinted with permission. Background As faculty, our (Assif and Kim) collaboration started during COVID. Under my guidance, students spent the first two months immersing themselves in first-year composition pedagogy and frameworks around decolonizing English curricula. Students are assessed through a final report and presentation.

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