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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Keywords: Service-learning, public health, graduate education, community needs, student engagement, research, high-impact practices Introduction High-impact practices (HIPs) such as global learning, service-learning, research, and collaborative projects provide educational benefits by engaging students in a way that elevates their learning.

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Mentors should be gate openers, not gatekeepers (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The federally funded McNair Scholars program supports first-generation students from families within the federal low-income threshold and those from historically excluded racial and ethnic groups in graduate education. I don’t remember whether I received a physical or electronic thank-you note.