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Growth-Mindset Is the Foundation for Success

The Scholarly Teacher

Eleanor Vandegrift , University of Oregon. Key Statement: Post COVID-19, we have an opportunity to design learning environments that inclusively meet learners where they are, intentionally modify past teaching practices, and align practices with trauma-informed pedagogy as we create the future of higher education. As an instructor and education program director, I’m comfortable in the role of teacher.

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Our Resilience Reservoirs are Drying Up

Dr. Josie Ahlquist

We are running out of words to describe the emotions, experiences, and overall expressions for what life is right now. July 2021 was a difficult-face-plant-learning experience for me. I always thought I was a pretty resilient person: I assumed life would never be easy, and that there was an honor in that. By the end of July, however, my toughness turned flimsy.

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Benefits of Studying Abroad During the Summer

AIFS Abroad

Last Updated on March 1, 2022 by Cat Rogliano. So, you know you want to study abroad, but you aren’t sure how to fit it into your schedule during the fall or spring semesters? A study abroad summer program might be the perfect solution! Although summer study abroad programs are shorter than fall and spring semester programs, you’re sure to make memories that will last a lifetime.

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Good to be back: some of the best higher education conferences in 2022

Terminalfour

Through the pandemic, universities and colleges have been exceptionally creative in adapting to challenges. Now is the time to regroup together to share experiences, knowledge, and innovation at (mostly) in-person conferences. We check out innovative conferences and well-established favorites.

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Take It From Me…You Need to Have a Life Outside of School and Work

College Forward

Regular tips and advice to help you better navigate young adulthood from someone who had to learn some of this stuff (way too much of this stuff) the hard way. Take it from me… you need to have a life outside of school and work. No, really, you do. And one of the best, most enjoyable, and most beneficial things you can do is get involved. Check out what activities your school and city offer.

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Being a B-Corp: Buying Ethical and Sustainable Swag/Giveaways

Roompact

Roompact became a certified B-Corp in 2022. Although we’re certified, we’re never done! We want to be better. We will be sharing some of our experiences, thoughts, and ideas right here on our blog. By practicing transparency ourselves, we hope you will hold us accountable. We also hope that by sharing our own actions and.

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The Role of Career & Technical Education Spaces in Supporting Workforce Development

Clark Nesxen

Effective career and technical education (CTE) spaces play a critical part in enabling community colleges to meet one of their most important objectives: supporting local economic growth through workforce development and readiness. This role puts community and technical colleges at a key junction – empowering workers to enter desirable career fields; and enabling local industries to grow as a result of that workforce.

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College Meltdown 2.0

Higher Education Inquirer

College Meltdown 2.0 is distinctly different than the College Meltdown that started in 2010. The first wave of the College Meltdown (2010-2021) resulted in a slow and steady drop in overall US college enrollment , with dramatic losses among for-profit colleges and community colleges. Corinthian Colleges , ITT Educational Services , and Education Management Corporation were three large for-profit chains to close.

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The Policy, Research, & Practice Disconnect

Dr. Al Solano

( A. Solano ). The disconnect between policy, research, and practice is extraordinarily real for college practitioners. The intersection of policy, research, and practice at the center of this Venn diagram is often an illusion. Too many university researchers and policy makers simply lack a deep understanding of how colleges work to ensure their efforts land in the Venn diagram sweet spot.

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Top Design Trends for Health Sciences Education Facilities

Clark Nesxen

Phrases like “patient-centered care” and “team-based care” are indicative of the shift that has taken place in healthcare delivery over the last decade. Collaboration between medical specialties to treat the whole patient is changing the way healthcare professionals deliver care and the way health sciences students need to learn. We see the following trends driving the design of higher education facilities for health sciences: collocating a variety of programs, seamlessly integrating cutting-edg

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Implementation Challenge: The Three-Month Reality Check

Dr. Al Solano

( A. Solano ) Many campuses have either struggled to maintain momentum or stalled all together in their efforts to plan and implement major priorities to improve the student experience with equity impact. There's the usual suspects that contribute to a lack of clarity, coherence, and consensus: endless "inquiry" (i.e., data analysis, a tactic to avoid the work); hubris; workgroups that lack purpose and project management expertise; poorly designed structures that fail to communicate, collaborate

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The Power of Recognizing Higher Ed Faculty as Working-Class (Helena Worthen*)

Higher Education Inquirer

Just over 20 years ago, Michael Zweig published The Working Class Majority: America’s Best Kept Secret. At that year’s How Class Works conference at SUNY Stony Brook, academics from history, political science, labor and industrial relations, and other fields debated Zweig’s use of the term “working class.” Some thought it was a throwback to the 1930s or a tip-off that someone was a Marxist.

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