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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Combined with the Apple App Store, which first debuted in 2008 with 500 phone applications, in less than 20 years, technology has revolutionized how the average consumer communicates, entertains themselves, and obtains information. Consequently, renormalizing consumer expectations for end-user experiences.

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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

Although they still utilize grades, these initiatives grant high school students access to real college courses, helping them build early success and experience in higher education. Dual enrollment programs present another compelling solution. Rather than just assessing readiness, these programs help ensure it.

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‘An Invisible Tax’: Study Finds That Schools Lag in Utilizing Data

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to “ Data blind: Universities lag in capturing and exploiting data ,” although colleges may have lots of raw information, many are “data poor” in terms of using it to their advantage or “data blind,” reluctant to discuss data governance. Dr. Christine L. The findings were surprising to Dr. Christine L.

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The ABCs of Community College Leadership: What CEOs Need to Know

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Thus, decisions must be informed by a critical understanding of funding sources, an awareness of the fiscal exigencies, and a fearless commitment to the institutional mission. CEOs should view and utilize human resources as a vehicle to help everyone reach their full potential in the service of students and the institutional mission.

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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I want to inform and/or remind readers that Dr. James A. Wade Boykins passing in January 2025, I have been rather distraught, wanting to ensure that his legacy is in the forefront of educators minds Dr. Donna Y. Ford and hearts as they seek to provide Black students with rigorous and relevant instructional styles and strategies.

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Adventures in Ungrading

The Scholarly Teacher

A particularly important aspect of ungrading is that it acknowledges that students bring unique skills, backgrounds, and experiences to the learning process and uses this information to support each student in achieving the course objectives. Journal of Education for Library and Information Science , 64 (1), 89-98. link] Rapchak, M.,

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One of the first 10 questions that a student encounters in the FAFSA is ‘Who is your parent or guardian and what is their income information?’ Demographic information about the recipients was not available. Among the necessities that these funds have covered are car repair, utility bills and groceries.