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How to write more supportive, inclusive syllabi (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

This is often used as an opportunity to present the syllabus as a “contract” and to make course policies and penalties clear to students. But what if the syllabus were seen as a critical tool for student engagement and success and used as an opportunity to set the tone for a positive learning environment?

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3 Questions KSU’s Laurel Littrell on How Academic Library Budgets Really Work

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Almost all of the materials budgets are tied up in subscriptions and access fees for online resources, often with multi-year contracts with vendors that provide these services. Typically, about 95% of materials budgets are in subscriptions and contracts (including journals, databases, etc), maybe 2.5% modified from NISO 39.7-2013,

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Take It From Me…These Loans Won’t Stay Paused Forever

College Forward

Look into if you could go down a cable plan, maybe not have every paid streaming service (or at least choose a less-expensive plan), and research less-expensive phone plans. If you feel like you may be paying too much for car insurance, research plans and costs. Research Military Benefits. Utilize Employment Benefits.

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The Impact of Crushing Student Debt on American Society: Causes, Consequences, and Solutions: Changing Higher Education Podcast 164 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest David Linton

The Change Leader, Inc.

Research shows that students who must incur debt to attend college have lower GPAs, more health issues both before and after graduation, are less likely to buy a house, will get married and have children later in life, are less likely to start a business, and are less entrepreneurial. Linton is an author and economist. Just read the book.

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

The competitive landscape in higher education is pushing institutions to not just be another “plain vanilla” entity but to utilize their unique attributes to serve students effectively. 00:52:09] Phil Hill: Yeah, it’s counterintuitive, but you see it in research after research that that’s the case.