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Report: Community College Students Lack Information About Career Paths

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But only about half (49%) said that their schooling at college had given them information about the skills they’ll need for the job, according to the report. But only about half (49%) said that their schooling at college had given them information about the skills they’ll need for the job, according to the report.

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New Report Highlights Hidden Costs and Privacy Risks of Digital Courseware for Higher Education Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report also noted that data privacy practices in higher education lack transparency and added that students and instructors receive little information on how personal data is collected, stored, or shared, and companies often fail to clearly explain their data policies.

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Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If we can find a way to start understanding that at the very beginning when students come to the campus for the first time…we can connect them to resources or inform them of resources…so they feel cared for, noticed and that someone believes in them.” We’ll provide psychological information. Garcia, executive director of CCCSE. “If

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Applying Principles From Neuroscience to Foster Learning—Four Strategies

The Scholarly Teacher

David Pleins , Assistant Director, Walker Center for Teaching and Learning, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Key Statement: Foreign language vocabulary acquisition (and the learning of information more generally) need not be a painful enterprise! Spaced retrieval involves an initial encounter with the material (e.g.,

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Maryland Teachers Receive Tuition-Free National Board Certification

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I firmly believe perception informs pedagogy. Beyond professional and financial advancement, pursuing National Board Certification helps educators become better teachers and more insightful people, said Dr. Damara Hightower Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of the EPI Center at Voorhees.

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Saint Augustine's University Will Appeal After Board Votes to Remove Accreditation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SACSCOCs policies will allow Saint Augustines University to submit additional financial information to an appeals committee in February 2025. SACSCOC could only consider information SAU presented as of November 18, 2024. The SACSCOC Board could not consider that information on Saturday during our hearing.

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Why We Need a Fairer and More Equitable Approach to K-12 Grading to Boost College Completion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Stronger collaboration between the two is essential to design systems that ensure the information gathered through improved grading methods not only guides college admissions but also informs college placement, academic advising, and other methods for students' continued learning and growth once enrolled.