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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. In the event of a budget increase, the librarians would prioritize staffing. Budget cuts—real or imagined—are not the only challenge.

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ChatGPT can help students and faculty with ADHD (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For example, I used ChatGPT to help me write a letter of recommendation and to assist me with crafting my lesson plan on banned books in libraries. Maggie Melo is an assistant professor at the School of Information and Library Science at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Yes In-Article Careers: 6

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My 2024 Higher Education Finance Reading List

Robert Kelchen

I use articles, working papers, news coverage, and other online resources to provide a current look at the state of higher education finance. The format that I have taught the class using has also changed frequently over time due to what works best for the program and other events of the past several years. Friedman, J. Clayton, A.

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Queens College debuts virtual neurodiversity hub

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What the hub includes: Resources include training links, research articles, book lists, podcast suggestions and recommended websites. It is a place for everything related to neurodiversity, from instructor resources and research articles to neurodiversity events.” No In-Article Careers: 3

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Video greetings ring in the holidays

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Nicholas -- better known as The Night Before Christmas -- an enchanted storybook tells viewers the story of JMU's finals week, from students chugging coffee in the library to a sleek wheeled robot delivering food. #2 In JMU's loose parody of A Visit from St. 2 -- Southern Connecticut State University in New Haven, Connecticut.

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10 Inspiring Women's History Project Based Learning Ideas to Celebrate Women's History Month

Experiential Learning Depot

Organize a “storytime” event for students to read their books to a young audience. Consider collaborating with the local library or even a science museum or center if that is an option. Students will then examine that data to determine policies, specific historical events, culture, etc. to help explain the data.

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Making Moves: What's Next for Our Student Affairs Assessment Journal (JSAIII)?

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

The first article in the December 2024 issue will define, describe, and differentiate inquiry, improvement, and impact as it relates to student affairs assessment. JSAIII now has four article types : Field Notes. These articles use successful, practical experience to help advance the field of student affairs assessment.