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Maryland Teachers Receive Tuition-Free National Board Certification

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I firmly believe perception informs pedagogy. Seventy-five teachers from across Maryland will be able to earn their National Board Certification through a comprehensive three-year, tuition-free program that will support them throughout the rigorous certification process.

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How Did Enrollment Researchers Get It So Wrong?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Now, citing a research error, they say it actually increased. In October, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released its annual preliminary Stay Informed enrollment report, which proclaimed that first-year college enrollments had fallen by 5percent from fall 2023 to fall 2024.

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Academic Freedom Under Strain as One-Third of Faculty Report Growing Restrictions, National Survey Finds

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

higher education, with more than one-third of faculty members reporting increased constraints on their ability to teach, conduct research, and speak freely compared to six or seven years ago. The research showed significant variations based on state legislative contexts.

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A Trauma-Informed Teaching Framework for Stewards

The Scholarly Teacher

In our research, we found promising constructs: Trauma-Informed Pedagogy , Community of Inquiry , and Trauma Stewardship. Trauma-Informed Pedagogy builds learning environments in higher education that support students’ successful course completion while acknowledging their personal experiences of trauma (Bitanihirwe & Imad, 2023).

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Dr. Jerome Morris Elected Next AERA President, Continuing Legacy of Black Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Louis, has been elected as the next president of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). His research examines the complex intersections of race, social class, and geography in educational opportunity, with a particular focus on the U.S. Four researchers were also elected as division vice presidents-elect: Drs.

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Identities, the Focus of Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Black Men’s Research Institute (BMRI) at Morehouse College recently hosted its second spring symposium addressing Black male identities, manhood, and masculinities. BMRI Executive Director Dr. Derrick R.

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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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