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20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

A warm and safe place to live with hot food on the table is non-negotiable. That’s where you and your students come in. 20 Winter-Inspired Service-Learning Project Ideas for High School Students 1. They learn about food insecurity, practice teamwork and communication, and build skills in organization and logistics.

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CoDI Show: Is astronaut food the future?

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Looking at food provisions in extreme environments, researchers and engineers have come up with some very interesting, but also controversial solutions, which are now making their way into mainstream food production. What priorities does nutrition research put first, and is “tastiness” one of them?

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Impacting the Environment - Dr. Majid Bagheri

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty: Try to engage minorities in cutting-edge environmental research. While working on his masters degree in his home country of Iran, he realized that to become involved in cutting-edge research, he needed to study at a top research university. Civil and Environmental Engineering, K.N.

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NYU interdisciplinary experiential learning takes off

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: At New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, the seven-year-old Vertically Integrated Projects program has grown from five teams to almost 50, involving hundreds of students each semester. Each team is managed by one faculty adviser who supervises and grades students throughout the project.

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Supplemental Essays Are Important!

Great College Advice

Go beyond the beautiful campus and great food in the dining hall. Talk about a professor you researched on-line and can’t wait to take a class from. Find out about the programs the student government organizes then talk about how you can’t wait to organize a specific event next year. So tell them!

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Depression on College Campuses conference: Insights and actions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

As a clinical psychologist, research scientist and educator specializing in self-criticism and self-compassion, as well as an adjunct faculty member at Seattle University and at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, I recently attended the Depression on College Campuses conference for the first time.

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Don’t Sleep on the Supplemental Essays!

Great College Advice

Go beyond the beautiful campus and great food in the dining hall. Talk about a professor you researched online and can’t wait to take a class from. Find out about the programs the student government organizes and discuss how you can’t wait to organize a specific event next year when enrolled on campus. So tell them!