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Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) details mental health challenges that students face and how they can be better supported. For example, we’ll do a test anxiety workshop or how to manage stress in college. We also do stand alone workshops and invite students to attend.”

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Integrating Active Learning in Large STEM Lectures

The Scholarly Teacher

When done right, collaborative work brings diverse students together in unity of purpose, fosters positive social interactions that are task-oriented, and promotes engagement with course content and acquisition of procedural knowledge. International Journal of Management in Education , 18 (2), 111–127. link] Zakrajsek, T.

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5 Key Considerations for Choosing the Right Student Database Management System

Creatrix Campus

5 Key Considerations for Choosing the Right Student Database Management System admin Mon, 01/27/2025 - 19:06 Every educational institution relies on students, and data management is essential to their success. Integrating with your current infrastructure saves time, lowers mistakes, and enhances student outcomes.

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Here are 3 ways AI can improve student engagement and retention

University Business

Only 16% of the industry’s CIOs report students are getting the right personalized message at the right time. Due to the rapid and prolific growth of digital tools over the last decade, institutions are managing a complex, disparate set of applications.

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Student Success in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Positions such as data scientists, medical and health service managers, physician assistants, and epidemiologists highlight the immense potential need for students entering these fields. Requiring tutor hours where appropriate fosters consistent engagement with support systems, improving retention and academic performance.

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CSU Opens Up Access to Transfer Planner to All California Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community college students in California will now have an easier time lining up their academic progress to transfer to a California State University (CSU) system school, now that CSU has opened up access to its recent Transfer Planner to even more students.

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Digital Learning May Help Improve Outcomes Among the Under-Resourced Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Its “The Impact of Digital Learning on Minoritized and Poverty-Affected College Students: 12 Instructors’ Stories ” report explains how digital learning tools can transform education for vulnerable student populations — students who identify as Black, Latino, and Indigenous; poverty-affected students; and first-generation students.