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MSU Cuts a Year from Teacher Certification Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dramatic changes are coming to the education program at Michigan State University (MSU), a response both to student needs and a nationwide teacher shortage. The year of student teaching will now occur in the fourth and final year of the program. However, the compression of the program is sure to make it more challenging.

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Teaching students to think beyond themselves

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For that reason (among others), Wake Forest University’s Program for Leadership and Character has attracted interest from other institutions since its founding in 2017. The Program for Leadership and Character already offers scholarships, courses, seminars, speakers and retreats to Wake Forest students.

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Strategic Adaptation in Higher Education: Navigating 2024 and Beyond: Embracing Transformation and Resilience in Higher Education Business Models

The Change Leader, Inc.

Invest in Professional Development for Faculty A significant investment in the professional development of faculty can ensure they are equipped to deliver high-quality, digitally enhanced education. Upgrade Technological Infrastructure Universities must prioritize the upgrade of their technological infrastructure to support digital learning.

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How to Credential Durable Skills

Parchment

I ended up getting involved in a men’s peer education program focused on sexual assault prevention, and for the first time in my life, I found something I was passionate about. That class changed the trajectory of my life, and I never would have taken it if I didn’t have the elective credits of being a liberal arts major.

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Higher Ed Braces for Impact of Third-Party Service Regulation Expansion: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 149 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Mike Goldstein

The Change Leader, Inc.

He would have a class seminar once a week, and then the rest of the program would be delivered to his laptop in the dormitory or, in this case, his apartment. When my son was in college quite some years ago, he was at a large public university, residential, and far from home. That’s an LMS. That’s covered.