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Surfacing and accelerating learning: introducing the Edinburgh Award

Teaching Matters Student Employment

There are currently over 70 different versions of the Edinburgh Award recognising various student activities including part-time work experience, student involvement in the media, peer-assisted learning facilitation and charity fundraising.

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How colleges are creating sustainable business models while upticking student support programs

University Business

Some programs were cut entirely, such as student employment for those who don’t demonstrate financial need through the FAFSA. “This isn’t like a Duke, whose [tuition-free program] is serving a very small population of its students.”