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Librarians' "new normal" includes pain points

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Ithaka S+R shared results from its triennial survey published last week, which sought to capture college library deans’ and directors’ perspectives three years into the pandemic. Meanwhile, this academic year, demand for one-on-one consultations has skyrocketed. “How do students look up information?

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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. An older model among libraries is coming into classrooms like an English 101 course or a first-year seminar to share information.

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Back-and-forth over faculty agreement divisive at Maricopa

Confessions of a Community College Dean

While a proposal to lower pay for one group, which includes librarians, didn’t come to pass, at least in its entirety, faculty continue to feel divided in the aftermath of the process, and some worry the new agreement may still negatively affect campus libraries and relations between professors. This is like an age-old thing.”

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Does Volunteer Work Matter for College Admissions?

Great College Advice

To make the point, consider the young man who spends four hours every Saturday shelving books at the local library. This shows dedication and consistency, but it does not show increases in responsibility or increased impact for the library. Fill out this form to schedule a free consultation with us.

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5 High Tech Solutions that Enable High Touch Campus Experiences

University Business

In the following section, we’ve outlined specific examples of High Tech solutions that enable higher ed administrators to deliver High Touch experiences to students. Library Services: An increasing number of automated and self-service solutions have hit the market to help manage library resources such as checking out books and devices.

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NYU pauses admissions in music ed, surprising students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students wrote a letter to MPAP administrators asking for the decision to be reversed. "We are not satisfied with being consultants and observers in changes that will impact us," read the letter, which was signed by the majority of the current music education students. " Administrators met with students via Zoom on Nov.

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The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year

EAB

Blogs The 6 most in-demand topics for district leaders last year AskEAB's 6 most popular research requests in 2022-2023 Each year, EAB’s Dedicated Advisors pass hundreds of questions from district leaders and school administrators to our AskEAB team. District policies and management: 28% of requests District management: 16% Other (e.g.,

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