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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

Faculty Focus

Communication Effective communication between university faculty and students is fundamental for enhancing academic success, student engagement, mental health, and trust. Research has shown that compassion in education can lead to improved student motivation, reduced anxiety, and enhanced learning outcomes (Goleman, 2011). Goleman, D.

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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We are attracting talent who see Coppin as a place where they can reach their educational goals is very humbling for me and my faculty and staff. This past fall, Coppin welcomed Wes Muhammad, a 14-year-old from Baltimore into its largest freshmen class since 2011.

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Faculty Mentoring: People, Place, and Purpose 

Faculty Focus

What does mentoring other faculty mean? When our department was challenged with establishing a requested program for all faculty, three P’s were apparent: People, Place, and Purpose. Networking with each other establishes collegiality and camaraderie that strengthens reciprocal relationships among faculty.

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How Colleges Across the Nation are Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A leader of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP, Johnson passed away in 2011. Like MorehouseFlorida A&M Universityanother historically Black institution, will host a convocation, allowing students, faculty, staff and the local community in Tallahassee to gather to assess King's legacy of civic engagement and advocacy.

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Faculty learning communities: Why they’re still a great idea

University Business

Faculty learning communities (FLC) as an approach to improving pedagogy have their roots in 1979 when the first FLC was launched at Miami University by Dr. Milton D. FLCs provide faculty with the chance to work in a trans-disciplinary fashion on matters of importance to a cohort or a particular topic for the cohort to work on.

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Professional Learning Communities: A Meaningful Approach to Faculty Professional Development

Faculty Focus

Therefore, faculty professional development needs to be a professional community of scholars working together to maximize each other’s success. When executed properly and consistently, faculty professional development has the potential to expand faculty effectiveness and lead to academic transformation. References: DuFour, R.,

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The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing

Faculty Focus

link] ​​ The post The Impact of Non-Evaluative Feedback and Mindfulness in Writing appeared first on Faculty Focus | Higher Ed Teaching & Learning. For students continuing to graduate school, the writing stakes are even higher. Journal of Response to Writing, 2 (2): 88–105. Hallett, R., & Tierney, W. College Teaching , 59 (2), 66–72.