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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As more and more institutions continue to raise tuition to meet rising costs due to dwindling revenue streams and state and federal funding, students are not only looking for value but are hesitant to take on the debt of a college education. Also, there is the affordability of college.

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20 Innovative Mental Health Awareness Month Activities for Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Although mental health awareness can be addressed any month of the year, this is as good a time as any for students to not only learn about mental health but also to play an active role in raising awareness and reducing the stigma. Get Started with PBL! Innovative Mental Health Awareness Month Activities for Students 1. ​ 10.

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Creating Safe Spaces: Future Teachers of Color Summit

The Scholarly Teacher

What Worked Structure The development of the FToC Summit began with our planning team, which included BIPOC teacher educators who represented diverse identity groups and educational experiences. In January 2020, we secured $3,000 to fund the FToC Summit; however, the pandemic caused the event to go virtual. link] Easton-Brooks, D.

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7 missteps university leaders must avoid in their AI approach

EAB

It can enable personalization at scale, develop intelligent and accessible systems, and boost efficiency in administrative tasks for faculty, staff, and students. Some senior leaders point to vendor adoption as the holdup to broader utilization. Early movers have also started to allocate resources, such as a dedicated AI fund (e.g.,

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Campus art museum leaders feel the heat (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Earlier this month, officials at Lewis-Clark State College, a public institution in Idaho, removed half a dozen artworks from an exhibition due to concerns that display of the works, which related to abortion and reproductive health, violated the state’s No Public Funds for Abortion Act.

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Five High School Senior Project Examples to Inspire and Motivate

Experiential Learning Depot

. ​Students explore careers of interest, research the logistics that come with those careers, design and lead their own community action projects around issues relevant to a career of interest, develop 21st-century skills, and build a stunning and robust career portfolio to showcase these learning experiences.

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Are you meeting students’ basic needs?

EAB

Emergency Funds: Many institutions have emergency funds or “gap” scholarships available that are one-time, lower dollar value supports that can be used to offset unexpected expenses like a fixing a flat tire or needing to buy groceries after a job loss. Students must only pay a flat rate for utilities.