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Nourishing Hearts and Minds: Academic Advisors at Marshall University Give Back to Students by Donating to the Campus Food Pantry during the Second Annual Academic Advisor Summer Retreat.

NACADA

Almost half of all college students in the United States are food insecure. The struggle of food insecurity is real at Marshall University and in the Huntington community. With the goal of addressing food insecurity on campus and in the community, the retreat organizers planned a food donation drive.

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Women's Liberal Arts College Allows Students to Travel Globally as Part of First-Year Course

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“The phrase 'global learning' is not necessarily synonymous with international learning, but it focuses on enabling our students to recognize the global patterns and systems that we live in, work in, play in on a daily basis, from the clothes we wear, the food we eat, the means of transportation we use.

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Support for first-year students may be key this fall. Here are 4 ways to ensure you’re ready

University Business

“We have to help our students develop, not just into great productive employees, but into thoughtful, conscientious, other-centered persons.” Market and communicate at nauseam Student affairs offices may be way ahead of the curve on how to deal with today’s students.

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Supplemental Essays Are Important!

Great College Advice

Go beyond the beautiful campus and great food in the dining hall. The expert college counselors have years of experience helping their students develop interesting, clear, and successful supplemental essays for the Common Application. Most colleges want to know why you are interested in attending. So tell them!

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Leveraging Social Cognition to Improve Student Learning

The Scholarly Teacher

There are many resources to assist students with developing self-regulation, and as a faculty member, there are things you can do to help students to make wise choices. One example to help students develop a stronger level of self-regulation is for you to be a good role model.

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NYU interdisciplinary experiential learning takes off

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: At New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering, the seven-year-old Vertically Integrated Projects program has grown from five teams to almost 50, involving hundreds of students each semester.

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10 Fun and Engaging Experiential Holiday Activities for the Classroom

Experiential Learning Depot

To make cooking during school more than an excuse to eat great food, I make the activities experiential. So I have my students do self-directed experimental inquiry based on holiday-themed cooking or recipes. Students develop an awareness of unique differences among people and cultures around the world.