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The Faculty Resource Network of New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a scholar engaged in legal research, the law library of New York University School of Law, ranked in the top ten of law schools, affords one bountiful offerings of legal research tools such as HeinOnline, Lexis Plus, VitalLaw, Law Journal Library and Proquest that are not available at primarily undergraduate institutions such as my own.

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wood — whose research focuses on racial equity in education — saw an opportunity. There will be a seminar room, study space, and lounge, all headquartered on the first floor of the library. The library symbolically serves as the central point of academic learning in an academic institution.”

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[PODCAST] The Future Role of Higher Ed Libraries: Study Results on Student, Alumni & Family Needs

University Business

Register now Date & Time: Wednesday, October 16 at 12pm ET As technologies, space utilization, and institutional identities evolve at a rapid pace, higher ed libraries are undergoing a fundamental transformation to new modalities, redefining their roles as temples of knowledge and community hubs.

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Learning by doing

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

During this hands-on activity, students carefully unroll replicas of picture scrolls from the late Heian period in the Main Librarys rare book section. The seminars are informative yet hands-on; the physicality of some exercises makes the concepts unforgettable. Important cultural property), Edo period, 17th century.

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Librarians target incoming students, collaborative measures

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Academic library professionals across the higher education landscape are championing student success initiatives within their own spaces, particularly to equip new students for their academic careers. Student success within the library can mean having a quiet study space, finding materials for classwork or receiving research guidance.

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What Looks Good on a College Application?

Great College Advice

Here’s what looks good on a college application It’s not what you do, but how well you do it Many folks think that there is some secret check list that one follows to get into selective colleges: community service, academic research, leadership, sports, the arts, an internship. Research is not just for science, either.

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Object Based Learning at the Centre for Research Collections

Teaching Matters Experiential Learning

Students look at a bound manuscript volume during a seminar. Francesca Baseby Fran Baseby is CRC Services Manager, based at the Centre for Research Collections on the 6th floor of the Main Library. She completed both her Undergraduate degree and PhD in History of Art at the University of Edinburgh.