article thumbnail

Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is institutional focus on achieving Research One status. Innovative programming continues to grow, and the student body is more diverse than ever. If a student is not meeting certain milestones, someone from Mfume’s office will reach out to the student and help arrange tutoring or other services.

Research 306
article thumbnail

Representation Matters

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Guy-Sheftall is the Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies and the founding director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center at Spelman College. Even in the teaching evaluations, students talk about how their thinking has been transformed through the class. I still think people don’t know what to do with it,” she adds.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Political Impact of Young Americans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Three months ago all of the pundits, media, conservatives were talking about not a red wave but a red tsunami. Frost said while his campaign did conduct organizing on college campuses, there was also a lot of activity outside of that, such as culture- and art-based events. The panelists—Rep.

Media 234
article thumbnail

Authentic Ways to Demonstrate and Share Learning Digitally

Experiential Learning Depot

Let's say a teacher assigns students to research invasive species. Students create a poster board with information on that species and present final products to their classmates. A project-based educator, on the other hand, might have students research a specific community invasive species. ​

Media 52
article thumbnail

University TikTok bans cause concern and confusion

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Some also outlaw other apps and social media platforms that are seen as threats to cybersecurity. In fact, one privacy researcher indicates TikTok can monitor a user’s keystrokes, potentially exposing user information like credit card numbers and passwords.” “There’s risk everywhere.

article thumbnail

10 Inspiring Women's History Project Based Learning Ideas to Celebrate Women's History Month

Experiential Learning Depot

Have students browse notable historical photographs associated with women’s rights movements, choose one photo, and recreate that photo with their own set, props, costumes, and models. Compile the photos and descriptions into a gallery and invite community members to view student work. But what about those less infamous women?

article thumbnail

5 Proven Student Engagement Strategies for The Fall!

Campus Groups

Therefore, it is important to direct students to key resources within the platform, including the Student Organization Directory and Centralized Campus Calendar of events. Outside of a dedicated community platform, students should be directed to other resources used to learn about campus engagement opportunities.