Ed.gov Blog

APRIL 29, 2024

However, my story and Continue Reading The post A Leap Ahead: How Community College Has Given Me A Head Start on the World appeared first on ED.gov Blog. Despite those enrolled comprising over 8.9 million undergraduate students and 1.6 million public high school students, the stigma surrounding community college stubbornly remains.

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Ed.gov Blog

APRIL 17, 2024

By Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College During my 11 years at Bunker Hill Community College in Boston, Massachusetts, I have received many visits from global educators curious about the uniquely American phenomenon of the Community College.

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Eric Stoller

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

It’s been ages since I updated my blog. I guess having two kids has prioritized my time just a bit. The last post on this blog was back in 2019 when I wrote about our move from the United Kingdom to the United States. And then the pandemic struck a year after we had moved. 3 countries in 3 years.

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Ed.gov Blog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

By: Montserrat Garibay, Assistant Deputy Secretary and Director, Office of English Language Acquisition I clearly remember my first day of middle school as a newly arrived student from Mexico in Austin, Texas, I didn’t speak a word of English and was nervous to start a new life with my mother and sister.

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Roompact

MARCH 22, 2024

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” When I look at the landscape of opportunity in front of people in my profession, I feel. Continue Reading →

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Will Richardson

JANUARY 11, 2023

I hated the fact that I knew blogging in the way that I’d been practicing it for about a decade at that point was done for. “Micro-blogging” didn’t leave space for deep thought, complex ideas, and extended attention. My break with Twitter has been coming for a while. So… My phone is next.

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Roompact

APRIL 3, 2024

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” ” “A jack of all trades is a master of none,” might just be the phrase epitomizes my experience as a Community Director. For the first hour of the day, I was a conduct hearing officer when.

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Roompact

MARCH 6, 2024

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” ” Guest Post by Joshua McPhatter, Residence Life Professional Around a decade ago, I remember starting as a Resident Director (RD) right after completing my master’s degree.

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AIFS Abroad

APRIL 22, 2024

I want to work and be mindful about how my decisions affect the well being of people and our environment. With this experience I hope to gain new perspectives on how I can incorporate healthy and eco-friendly solutions in my career. I will also use the connections and knowledge I gain from my peers to better my personal sustainability.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 26, 2023

Like most of my rural, poverty-stricken schoolmates, I was tempted to quit school and get myself a good-paying job driving a tractor. Simply put, the message my parents and teachers sought to convey to my generation was the importance of both doing well and doing good. In all honesty, doing so was not easy!

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Roompact

MARCH 27, 2024

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?”

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Supporting Student Success

AUGUST 3, 2021

The Supporting Student Success research team began this blog 10 years ago!! This milestone provides a great opportunity to reflect on what the team and the research project has achieved but also to look forward to what this blog could do. It’s what the blog has become, albeit intermittently. My bike was my teacher.

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Roompact

JANUARY 19, 2024

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” ” Guest Post by Sam Ferrigno, University of Maryland Baltimore County As I enter my fourth year as a full time live-in professional, I’ve often found myself wondering if the RD position is at its core.

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ISA Journal

MARCH 12, 2024

My name is Maya Kollme, and this is my first blog post with ISA. I’ve been in Prague, Czech Republic, for a little over a month, and these have been some of the most eye-opening and jaw-dropping few weeks of my life. My fellow ISA buddies and I have… Thank you for having me!

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Roompact

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

This blog series features different writers responding to the prompt, “What is the future of the RD position and role?” ” Guest Post by Dr. Tiffany Schmidtberger-Okolo, Residence Life Professional In my current role, I am developing an assessment framework for residential life services.

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Robert Kelchen

JULY 5, 2023

I joined Twitter back in February 2013, when I was in the final stages of completing my PhD at Wisconsin and looking for an academic job. I have made connections with wonderful people, started research collaborations, and disseminated my work to policymakers and journalists. But it won’t be my primary mode of communication any longer.

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AIFS Abroad

MAY 1, 2024

“Choosing to study abroad in Italy was by far one of the best decisions that I have ever made in my life. My experience through AIFS Abroad in Italy was uplifting and rewarding in many ways. I’m here with my new interviewee today. Read on to hear all about it in our recent interview with her. A: Hi, I am Katie.

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Roompact

MARCH 28, 2023

As I sat down to author my final blog submission for this yearlong reflection through writing, my relationship with the profession kept coming up. If you add up my first experience of on-campus housing as a first-generation freshman, elected as hall president in my mostly male residence hall, I am wrapping up my 21st year.

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Experiential Learning Depot

MARCH 20, 2024

Welcome to my experiential science blog series! This blog post marks the beginning of this series with fun end of year science activity ideas specifically around the theme of "Mad Science". This blog post offers ideas for fun science experiences that are experiential in nature. Send the free resources my way!

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ISA Journal

APRIL 23, 2024

So, my friends and I sought all the advice and recommendations we could, on top of scouring different online blogs, articles, and TikToks about… After seeing dozens of study abroad students visit Ireland for St. Patrick's Day, I knew it was an opportunity I could not miss when I decided to study abroad, as well.

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Ed.gov Blog

JANUARY 31, 2024

Now, as a researcher of academic advising and former post-secondary advisor, I’m sharing my experience to shed light on what advisors do, help students connect Continue Reading The post The Transformative Influence of Academic Advisors appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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AIFS Abroad

MARCH 6, 2024

My love for learning about new backgrounds, interpersonal dynamics, Latin American culture, and the Spanish language are just some of the reasons why I decided to come to Costa Rica for an internship. Casual Vibes My coworkers often laugh about something that happened on their vacation or lunch outings they went on in the past.

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AIFS Abroad

APRIL 22, 2024

Just ask Catherine, an AIFS Abroad Alumni Ambassador from Seton Hall University who studied abroad in Granada, Spain and is passionate about sustainability: “Studying abroad in Spain greatly broadened my perspective of sustainability. Walking not only decreases my own carbon emissions but also is better for my health.

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Grant McMillan

DECEMBER 10, 2020

And in my last blog post of the year, I am not going to dwell on it or look back on it because nobody needs that. Well, it has been quite a year! COVID-19 has pushed us hard. What I am going to say is you make me proud. I was speaking with someone who… Read More Kudos to YOU!

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ISA Journal

DECEMBER 5, 2023

If you’re reading this blog to help decide whether you should study in South Africa, I’m going to do my best to convince you. I also took into consideration my majors (ecology/biodiversity and communications) and the fact that… When choosing where I wanted to study abroad, I knew I didn’t want to go to Europe.

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Higher Education Whisperer

MAY 20, 2023

Normally I would write of a play in my other blog, Net Traveller. Daniel AldrichOn Friday I attended a performance of Lauren Gundersons play "Ada and the Engine" (first performed in 2015 as "Ada and the Memory Engine"). This was by the Glenbrook Players, in the Blue Mountains behind Sydney.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Blank's four years serving in my administration was just one part of her extraordinary life," former President Barack Obama said. No other job in the world would let me lead an institution with its own marching band, sailing club, mascot and ice cream flavors,” she wrote in her final farewell blog post to the campus. “In

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ISA Journal

JANUARY 20, 2024

Read more about her travels on her personal travel blog, EZ Abroad! The first three months of my journey were based out of Valencia, Spain, where I was an international intern with Villarreal… Written by Ella Zeff, a Fall 2023 intern in Valencia, Spain, with ISA. You can learn more about interning with ISA here.

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Ed.gov Blog

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

The opportunities I received through CTE allowed me to realize my full potential and helped me to familiarize myself Continue Reading The post Presidential Scholars Program Recognizes Outstanding CTE Students and Teachers appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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NACADA

APRIL 23, 2024

Whether it is an opportunity to learn more about an area, get insight and solutions to a challenge I’m facing, or just reconnecting with my #NACADAfamily scattered across the country and the globe, conferences are exciting. I love going to conferences. Even, maybe especially, if you are attending virtually.

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AIFS Abroad

APRIL 3, 2024

“Breakfast is a family affair with my Señor and Señora. When it comes to classes , Niki shares: “After breakfast, my roommate and I would head to the Universidad de Salamanca for classes from 9:00 am to noon. My courses in Salamanca provided a unique perspective on my field of study.

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Ed.gov Blog

JANUARY 31, 2023

My Superintendent, Andres Zamora, has been a leader in expanding and supporting school counseling positions, recognizing the Continue Reading The post California School Counselor Advocacy Tips appeared first on ED.gov Blog.

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Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

APRIL 25, 2023

The SAAL Blog is meant to be a place to highlight diverse voices and perspectives of assessment professionals from all skill levels. Over the course of the next year, you will hear from our blog writing team as we reflect on trends in assessment, respond to SAAL programs and events (i.e Now say hello to your blog writing team!

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 24, 2024

I don't know about you, but my high school students are ready to be done after spring break, and it SHOWS big time. I've compiled a list of my student's favorite experiential learning activities to do at the end of the year. One of my favorite aspects of interest-based PBL is the exhibition event that we host to showcase projects.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

In my other courses I was doing the same thing,” Stukes said. “I I added Zoom once we moved to virtual.” “I was also part of a small group of faculty at Hofstra who created a blog, the Virtual Faculty Hallway Chat,” said Natow. Network science looks at complex systems and helps people understand how everything is interconnected.

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Higher Education Whisperer

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

While I was pontificating about AI for learning this morning, my bemused colleagues were looking at the spelling mistakes in my blog.

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The Scholarly Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

In my 30 years of teaching, I consistently find that engaging students and promoting a true learning environment by using these three guidelines develops classroom camaraderie. I grew up in the 70s; by sharing, I teach students something about my personal history. Do I expect more from my students than I expect from myself?

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