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Life Design: Connecting students to their future

Teaching Matters Student Employment

Dr Sharon Maguire, a Careers & Employability Manager at The University of Edinburgh, proposes the “creative, iterative, human-centered, problem-solving methodology” of Life Design as an answer to urgent questions of student employability, curriculum transformation, and the future of work.

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How to Move Latinx Students into High-Paying Jobs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That’s why Excelencia has issued four new reports in its continuing investigation into the relationship between institutions, Latinx students, and the workforce. Increasingly, we are seeing an increase in institutions that are Seal certified for intentionality in serving students.” population growth. Currently, one fifth of the U.S.

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Preparing Students for Future Work Using Narrative Approaches

The Scholarly Teacher

In the future, graduates will be rewarded for movement and agility (Cadigan, 2021), rather than stability and loyalty. How do we prepare students for these changes? We contend that all educators should consider responsibility for students’ career education. Introduction The world of work continues to change.

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Rhodes College Plaza Honors Historically Black Sororities, Fraternities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

south of the Bryan Campus Life Center. In 2022, a group of students made a request to Rhodes College President Dr. Jennifer Collins for the physical site. “It I am very excited to officially dedicate this campus space during the college’s SpringFest and Black Students and Alumni Family Reunion.”

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Generation Hope Kicks Off First National Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the core of Generation Hope’s work is our belief that families are the experts when it comes to the problems that we’re trying to solve,” said Lewis, who is the author of Pregnant Girl: A Story of Teen Motherhood, College, and Creating a Better Future for Young Families. “Our

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Corequisite Courses Can Help Students Graduate Quicker and Earn More

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community college students assigned to corequisite mathematic courses instead of remedial courses not only graduate faster, but earn higher wages. That’s the findings of a study that has been tracking 900 community college students since 2013. The 900 students were randomly placed in either a remedial course or a corequisite course.

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Fostering Connectedness in the Asynchronous Online Environment

The Scholarly Teacher

Background The online classroom provides flexibility, but can leave students feeling isolated. Creating an environment where students are engaged and connected with one another helps foster success in the course and in the program. Without connectedness, students can feel lost, disengaged, and unmotivated.

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