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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Were seeing more students select Coppin as their university of choice, says Jenkins, an Army veteran who led West Virginia State University from 2016 until he took the helm of Coppin in 2020. Muhammad, a cybersecurity engineering major, is the youngest first year student in the schools history.

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Assume the Best: Trust-Based Strategies for Empowering College Students

Faculty Focus

Such policies demonstrate compassion and respect for the complexities of students’ lives (Nilson, 2016; Hammond, 2015). Active learning increases student performance in science, engineering, and mathematics. Freeman, S., McDonough, M., Okoroafor, N., Jordt, H., & Wenderoth, M. Corwin Press. Nilson, L. John Wiley & Sons.

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Make Your Teaching the Cynosure of Attention 

Faculty Focus

Naga Vishnu Vardhan, PhD, is a professor of electronics and communication engineering at BVRIT HYDERABAD College of Engineering for Women. Devidutta Das, PhD, is an assistant professor of English at BVRIT HYDERABAD College of Engineering for Women. The Chronicle of Higher Education , March 7, 2016, [link] Blake, Caitrin.

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Hoke’s Notes – The Plight of Small Colleges

Edu Alliance Journal

Urbana had been an integral part of the community since 1850, serving as a significant economic engine. Its closure was devastatingnot only for the university but also for the local businesses that depended on the foot traffic of students, visitors, and sports spectators.

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Coursera Coach: Providing Essential Learner Support

Coursera blog

This finding likely relates to how women face a higher level of unpaid responsibilities like home, family, and childcare, resulting in less time for learning (Allione & Stein, 2016; Perez, 2019; Urban, 2023). Two brief interventions to mitigate a chilly climate transform womens experience, relationships, and achievement in engineering.

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Laser focused: what are the benefits of single-subject institutions?

The PIE News

However, Kaplan Pathways’ latest partner, The Engineering & Design Institute London takes this concept a step further, offering just one subject — Global Design Engineering. Kaplan International Colleges, London, 2016. From art colleges to medical schools, specialised higher education institutions are nothing new.

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The UK University-Territory Relationship in a Post-Brexit World

GlobalHigherEd

EU Membership and UK Science (Science and Technology Committee, House of Lords, 20 April 2016). Note that this report was partially derived out of written and oral evidence provided to the Science and Technology Committee, House of Lords (December 2015-March 2016), some of which is flagged below. Gurney, February 2016).