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Beyond Academia: Recognizing and Supporting Non-Academic Struggles of Ph.D. Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the pursuit of higher education becomes increasingly competitive and demanding, the focus on academic achievements often overshadows the personal battles that many Ph.D. This introspective account serves as a poignant reminder of the profound impact personal challenges, such as mental health issues, can have on one's academic journey.

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Making Math More Equitable

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Using an interdisciplinary approach, Leyva’s research explores how interlocking systems of power, including racism and cisheteropatriarchy, impact classroom teaching and student support in undergraduate mathematics and STEM higher education. Ford envisions him having an impact on recruitment and retention. Dr. Donna Y.

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Blocking the Transfer Portal to Prison

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are many students who will be graduating with a high school diploma and will thus qualify for federal student aid to help support their matriculation into a higher education institution. Department of Education's Ability to Benefit (ATB) which offers an alternative route for students without a diploma to access federal student aid.

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Applying ‘Freedom Summer’ Lessons to an Overlooked Student Population

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Moses, a distinguished figure in civil rights and education, was one of the primary organizers of the historic "Freedom Summer" initiative that unfolded in Mississippi in 1964. Martin Luther King Jr Scholarship Breakfast in Miami, I observed attendees gathering around one of the honorees, actor Danny Glover.

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Inspiring Tech Context

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are clear models of success, scholarship opportunities to major universities, lucrative professional contracts, elevated social status, and the potential to dramatically change the economic conditions for themselves and their families in place. Dr. Marcus Bright is a scholar and social impact facilitator. .

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Create a Trauma-Sensitive Learning Environment Using Container-Setting

The Scholarly Teacher

Lindsey Luther , Ascend Learning Lee Cordell , Institute for Trauma and Psychological Safety Key Statement: This article describes how educators can employ container-setting, a transdisciplinary strategy for designing better learning experiences for both students and teachers. hugs, handshakes, fist bumps, high-fives, etc.)

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20 Innovative Mental Health Awareness Month Activities for Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Project-based learning is a real-world, solutions-based teaching approach where students make an impact on real community issues or topics. Students solve a problem, use the community as a resource, develop innovative final products that impact, and share that final product with a relevant audience.