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The Appreciative Close: A Strategy for Creating a Classroom Community

Faculty Focus

This article first appeared in The Teaching Professor on September 4, 2018 © Magna Publications. Creating this kind of environment in the classroom is supported by a growing range of literature within and beyond education. 2017) argue for whole person education as a way to help students bring their lives into the classroom.

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From Small-Town Roots to National Honor: SC Native Receives State's Highest Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

25, Moorea Distinguished Professor of Urban Education at The Ohio State University (OSU) and executive director of the Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Centerwas awarded the Order of the Palmetto South Carolinas highest civilian honor established in 1971. since 2018. On Saturday, Jan. With a budget of approximately $1.8

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First Arrest Made in Southern University Hazing Death

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wilson, a junior mechanical engineering major from Kenner, Louisiana, was also a trumpet player in Southern University's renowned "Human Jukebox" Marching Band. Higher education experts note that despite decades of awareness campaigns and preventative measures, hazing continues to claim lives on college campuses nationwide.

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Four Powerful Practices to Promote Student Success 

Faculty Focus

Incorporating four simple practices through collaborative learning communities could be a game changer for teachers willing to embrace a more humane approach to teaching and learning. Research has shown that compassion in education can lead to improved student motivation, reduced anxiety, and enhanced learning outcomes (Goleman, 2011).

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Leading with Purpose: AABHE’s President Charts Path for Black Excellence

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her pivot from medical school aspirations to a career in health education is now a lesson she shares with young people: life is a journey, not a checklist. in educational leadership. She is also a professor in the Department of Health and Human Performance. It wasnt a role she was chasing, but an opportunity she welcomed.

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Cultivating Tomorrow’s HBCU Leaders: The H.E.L.F. Foundation Effect

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

and others created the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.) This is an HBCU-centric program, and we are unapologetic about it,” says Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard, who served as president of Wilberforce University from 2018 until his retirement in 2023. When Dr. Herman J. Felton While H.E.L.F.

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The importance of reasonable adjustments

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Abigail Hamer is Legal Principal at the Equality and Human Rights Commission. The Equality and Human Rights Commission is the regulator for equality and human rights issues. However, we were concerned that there was confusion about how those duties are interpreted in the higher education sector.