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Why supporting faculty mental health is enormous for classrooms

University Business

The key to unlocking student engagement and success may have as much to do with how faculty curate a successful social-emotional learning environment as their ability to instruct, says Karen G. ” However, before faculty can cultivate deeper connections with their students, they must first help themselves.

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Practical Pedagogy Tips for Educators at Minority-Serving Institutions

The Scholarly Teacher

Technology and writing centers, counseling services, and student health centers go unvisited (Medina & Posadas, 2012). Simple ways for faculty to increase student engagement with university services involve frequently and routinely advertising them and normalizing their use.

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The Role of Title IX in Preventing Sexual Violence

College for Creative Study

Written by Jess Ettell Irvine, Title IX Coordinator April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month and it is a time to educate about the prevalence of sexual violence that occurs approximately every 68 seconds in the United States and bring attention to preventing future violence. Serving as a Title IX Coordinator can be a challenging job.

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Here are 4 ways Trump has already upended higher education

University Business

As a result, directives by the Biden administration that extended Title IX protections to those experiencing discrimination based on their sexual orientation or gender identity have been rescinded. Underscoring this order is the recent move by a Kentucky district judge to vacate Biden’s more comprehensive Title IX update.

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DEI remains a big target as Trump makes more cuts

University Business

Title IX reverts to 2020 regulations The U.S. Department of Education announced that institutions must comply with Title IX regulations implemented in 2020 during Trumps first term in office after it deemed the previous administration’s update an unlawful abuse of regulatory power.

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