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Flipped Classrooms: A Next Generation Nursing Case Study

The Scholarly Teacher

Anne Marie Welsh , Doctoral Student, Gwynedd Mercy University Key Statement: Flipping case studies lets students practice critical thinking in real-world scenarios while also imparting knowledge required for licensure. Keywords: Critical Thinking, Applied Health, Case Study, Clinical Judgement Introduction There is an increased demand for new registered nurses (RNs) to make complex decisions (NCSBN, 2022).

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The Black Woman’s Burden: Battling Inertia in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

News of bell hooks’s death came as a shock to many. The feminist, author, activist, and professor died Dec. 15, 2021, at age 69. But those who knew hooks personally were aware her health had been waning after years of fighting white supremacy and patriarchy. Dr. M. Shadee Malaklou “hooks said a few years ago, ‘I felt like a balloon that had been popped and deflated,’ because of the way she was so committed to writing and teaching, to her own detriment,” said Dr.

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Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The Internet Archive, a nonprofit library in San Francisco, has grown into one of the most important cultural institutions of the modern age. What began in 1996 as an audacious attempt to archive and preserve the World Wide Web has grown into a vast library of books, musical recordings and television shows, all digitized and available online, with a mission to provide “universal access to all knowledge.

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Student Community Building on Forums

Campus Sonar

It’s no secret that online spaces provide students with opportunities to connect to others and build community, but do you know how often that’s happening on your campus’s Reddit page? A quick peek at your page will often reveal questions, comments, and potential concerns—all right on a public page that anyone can see. Higher ed communicators are community builders, and understanding what happens on forums could help your campus grow a stronger real-world and digital community.

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Introducing the Roompact Blog Team 2023

Roompact

We’d like to introduce the Roompact Blogging Team for the upcoming year! Roompact hires bloggers to further increase our contributions to the field through the free dissemination of ideas and knowledge. Every year we refresh our blog team with a new cohort of writers. Earlier this spring, we did a search for part-time bloggers, professionals.

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Northeastern and Northwestern Law Centers Seek Posthumous Pardon for Black Man Executed After 1908 Springfield Race Riot

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In the early 20th century, Joe James, a Black man, was convicted and executed for the murder of a white man in Springfield, Illinois, after the 1908 Springfield Race Riot. Now, 115 years after his death, lawyers and law students from Northwestern and Northeastern Universities are seeking a posthumous pardon. on his behalf. Margaret A. Burnham A petition filed from the Northwestern Pritzker School of Law’s Center on Wrongful Convictions (CWC) and Northeastern University School of Law’s Civil Righ

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How college students feel about active learning environments

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: While hundreds of peer-reviewed studies have concluded that students taught in an active learning environment are significantly more likely to outperform peers who are in classes taught more traditionally, full adoption of active learning practices remains far from the norm. In a recent episode of the Teaching for Student Success podcast, host Steven Robinow spoke with Louis Deslauriers about a study he and four colleagues at Harvard did to test the value of active learning.

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Are Your Thoughts Helpful or Unhelpful?

Biola

Personally, I believe one’s undergraduate years are well spent learning to ask good questions, carrying a countenance of curiosity about the world. One can wonder about practically anything: about oneself, that one strange thing your housemade.

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Students Weigh Anti-LGBTQ+ Laws in College Decisions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When Reagan Gonzalez began applying to law schools, she didn’t imagine that she would have to research the laws of the states to which she was thinking about moving. But this year’s wave of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and proposals— the American Civil Liberties Union is currently tracking 388 bills —wound up shaping her decision in ways that she didn’t anticipate.

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A small college is failing. Is a rich Canadian to blame?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The King’s College has long relied on the generosity of billionaires. Richard DeVos—Amway co-founder and father-in-law of former education secretary Betsy DeVos—donated millions to the small evangelical institution before his death in 2018. Bill Hwang, a trader who earned billions on Wall Street, pumped several million into the college before his 2022 arrest on fraud charges.

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The Ohio education bill that stands against diversity training—and China

University Business

Harping on recent Republican legislation from Florida, Oklahoma and Texas, Ohio is the latest state to propose a bill that spurns DEI initiatives and chips away at the stability of tenured faculty who lawmakers believe inhibit campus intellectual diversity. The Ohio Higher Education Enhancement Act will have broad implications across the state’s 14 public universities and 23 colleges, as well as private schools that request federal aid.

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How Does U.S. News Rank Colleges?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

How Important Are U.S. News Best Rankings? U.S. News & World Report released its first list of annual college rankings in 1983. Since then, prospective students (and their parents) have used the rankings as a guide for where to consider going to school. While the rankings can be a valuable tool, they’re also quite controversial in that they tend to favor prestigious schools where the student populations largely come from white, affluent families.

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More Students Are Having Mental Health Problems, But More Are Asking for Help

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More college students than ever were anxious, depressed, and struggling with suicidal thoughts last school year. It’s a disheartening finding from the Healthy Minds Study (HMS), which conducts an annual online survey of nearly 96,000 college students on 133 American campuses that was released last Friday. However, the study did reveal a potential silver lining: more college students than ever are seeking help.

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Florida's Stop WOKE Act continues to be blocked in colleges

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The Stop WOKE Act continues to be blocked at Florida public colleges and universities, and it will likely stay that way at least through the end of this academic year. A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit released a ruling Thursday that a lower court’s injunction stopping the law’s enforcement in public higher education will remain in effect while appeals of the injunction continue.

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Educators are on the frontlines for campus emergencies and they need help

University Business

The need for advanced campus safety technology has never been greater and the stakes have never been higher. Don’t take my word for it, just turn on the news on any given day. From active shooter emergencies to extreme weather events, instructors and administrators are the first level of defense when it comes to the wide variety of safety threats at school.

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8 St. Patrick’s Day Traditions in Ireland 

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on March 13, 2023 by Cat Rogliano St. Patrick’s Day is one of the most exciting times of the year in Ireland. The national holiday celebrates Ireland’s patron saint, Saint Patrick, who is credited with bringing Christianity to the region. It’s also a day when people all over the world celebrate Irish culture and heritage – especially throughout the Emerald Isle!

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JOHNNY C. WOODS, JR.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Johnny C. Woods, Jr. Johnny C. Woods, Jr. has been named executive director of campus operations at Seattle Central College. Woods holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the A.M.E. Zion University in Liberia, a master’s in educational foundations from Makerere University in Uganda, and a Ph.D. in higher education from Virginia Tech in Virginia.

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Academic coaches organize student deadlines

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: At Wake Forest University’s Center for Learning, Access and Student Success (CLASS), academic coaches help students get organized by translating syllabus deadlines into a comprehensive spreadsheet. The problem: CLASS staff realized that many students have difficulty managing deadlines for multiple classes, shares Jean Anne Semke, one of the coaches.

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Texas puts forth bill proposing to strip faculty of tenure

University Business

A bill proposed last week in Texas would effectively end faculty tenure for all hires in September and beyond, succeeding Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s mission to curb faculty members’ sway over students and their ability to “indoctrinate” them with instruction on “critical race theory.” State Senator and chair of the Senate Subcommittee on Higher Education Brandon Creighton filed Senate Bill 18 , which also demands faculty undergo a yearly performance evaluation whi

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Faculty Focus: Three Strategies that Support Student Well-Being and Mental Health

Hanover Research

Both UDL and trauma-informed pedagogies document the importance of clarity (CAST, 2022; Hanover, 2019). Clarity provides predictability and structure, which mitigates student stress by keeping one calm and not taxing the nervous system. The post Faculty Focus: Three Strategies that Support Student Well-Being and Mental Health appeared first on Hanover Research.

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How to Debunk Dangerous College Myths

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The post-pandemic decline in U.S. college enrollment is a lingering concern for both educators and policy makers. College and university student enrollment is down for the third straight year, 7% lower than it was in 2019. At least some of the enrollment loss is due to misinformation and misconceptions about the relationship between employment and educational attainment.

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Proponents see value in Biden's free community college plan

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The Biden administration’s $90 billion plan to provide free community college likely won’t make it through Congress, but supporters of the effort say the request shows it’s a priority for the administration and helps to continue the national conversation about the policy. The plan, which calls for the $90 billion to be spread out over 10 years, was part of the administration’s fiscal year 2024 budget proposal to Congress released last week.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school. Notable mention: John Karl Scholz, University of Oregon Before we dive into the list of recent colleges and universities with a particular interest in promoting diversity and inclusiveness, it&

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Top Cities in Ireland to Study or Intern Abroad

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on March 14, 2023 by Cat Rogliano While the Emerald Isle has no shortage of amazing destinations for global education, you won’t want to miss the opportunity to study abroad or do an international internship in these cities in Ireland. Here are our favorite cities in Ireland for a study or intern abroad experience: Dublin, Ireland Dublin There are so many things that make Dublin the perfect destination for students looking to study or intern abroad.

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Panelists Discuss What a Post-Affirmative Action America Would Look Like

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the world awaits the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on the constitutionality of affirmative action, the Mellon Foundation, a nonprofit that makes grants related to higher learning, among other areas, recently convened a panel to discuss how America got to this moment and what might come after. The participants were not optimistic. “To be very clear, the court is overruling affirmative action,” said Melissa Murray, the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes professor at New York University Law School.

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A public university wants to privatize advancement jobs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: More than 100 employees in the University of Massachusetts Amherst’s Advancement Office may soon not technically be working for the university at all. UMass officials announced last month that the vast majority of advancement positions would be transferred to the University of Massachusetts Amherst Foundation, a private nonprofit affiliated with the university.

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Education espionage: FSA “secret shoppers” to monitor higher ed for unethical practices

University Business

The Department of Education’s vigilance against “low value” colleges continues to intensify as it empowers the Enforcement Office of Federal Student Aid to employ “secret shoppers” who are tasked with uncovering misleading or predatory practices in the recruitment and enrollment of students. Secret shoppers will be on the lookout for school strategies that inaccurately purport school costs, available student aid, completion and job placement rates, graduates’ future

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Stuff We Say in College Student Housing

Roompact

In our field, there are a lot of buzz words that we use. While some are helpful, some dictate how we move about in the work. I want to explore some of those sayings and how they land for me. As you read through, think of a time when you have used or heard these.

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University of Richmond to Receive $25 Million for New Student Learning Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The University of Richmond (UR) will receive $25 million for a student learning center. The money – from UR alums Carole and Marcus Weinstein – comprises the second largest single gift in UR history. Carole and Marcus Weinstein. The Carole and Marcus Weinstein Learning Center – in the Boatwright Memorial Library – will integrate and expand student academic services, including effective speaking, writing, and peer tutoring.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: When the Taliban banned women from pursuing higher education, they did not simultaneously extinguish half their citizens’ educational ambitions. That’s why Saleema, a young Afghan woman studying at University of the People , now presents as Madison from California in her online Principles of Business Management course. (All details except the student’s gender and institution have been changed to protect her identity.

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Brown extends test-optional policy for 2023-24 admissions cycle

University Business

The University is the last Ivy League college to announce test-optional extensions through 2024. Harvard , Princeton and Dartmouth all extended their test-optional policy beyond the upcoming admissions cycle, and Columbia announced March 1 it would permanently switch to test-optional admissions. Penn and Yale have confirmed that they will be test-optional for the 2023-24 cycle, while Cornell has extended the policy through the next two cycles.

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CCS Transportation Design Faculty React to Destiny 2 Sparrow Designs

College for Creative Study

CCS Chair of Transportation Design Paul Snyder and Assistant Professor Jason White were asked to comment and react to designs featured on the Destiny 2 multiplayer game. The post CCS Transportation Design Faculty React to Destiny 2 Sparrow Designs appeared first on College for Creative Studies.

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Students at Women's College Voted in Favor of Allowing Transgender Men and Nonbinary People Assigned Male at Birth for Admission

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Women’s liberal arts institution Wellesley College students voted Mar. 14 to allow transgender men and nonbinary people assigned male at birth to be eligible for admission, The Washington Post reported. The nonbinding vote came after a recent debate between students and Wellesley’s administration – the latter has resisted such a change. Since 2015, Wellesley has allowed transgender women to apply for admission.

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How College Transforms Students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma The early 19th century witnessed the rise of a new life stage. Called girlhood , it was a period of relative freedom when a young woman, aged roughly between 12 and 25 was neither under a father or a husband’s authority. For the first time in history, substantial numbers of young women lived outside of a family home, not as servants but as mill girls, earning an independent income and living with other young women.

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How Vermont is winning the fight against falling enrollment

University Business

Higher education enrollment at Northeastern schools has collectively fallen into a downward spiral since at least 2017, a phenomenon that has plagued every region since the pandemic, according to National Student Clearinghouse Research Center data. Vermont’s public four-year institutions in fall 2022; however, hit a whopping 12.2% comeback, nearly recuperating pre-pandemic numbers.

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Career Z Launch

Ed.gov Blog

The Department of Education’s Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education seeks innovative ideas to expand work-based learning opportunities. That is why they launched the Career Z Challenge, a $2.5 million multi-phase federal prize competition.  The Career Z Challenge supports the Biden-Harris Administration’s Raise the Bar: Unlocking Career Success initiative championed by the U.S.

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Wiley College to Honor Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, at 150-Year Celebration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wiley College will be honoring alumnae Opal Lee, Grandmother of Juneteenth, at its 150-year celebration held this week. Opal Lee Lee, an activist and author, was responsible for leading a walking campaign at age 89 from Fort Worth to D.C. to raise awareness of the importance of Juneteenth, an effort that resulted in Juneteenth being recognized as a federal holiday after six years.

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