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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Without considering the emotional and social aspects of a student’s educational journey, particularly the connections they build with faculty and peers, institutions risk overlooking the things that keep students engaged, motivated, and ultimately enrolled. Simply put, data is not enough. References Pascarella, Ernest T., and Patrick T.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Without considering the emotional and social aspects of a student’s educational journey, particularly the connections they build with faculty and peers, institutions risk overlooking the things that keep students engaged, motivated, and ultimately enrolled. Simply put, data is not enough. References Pascarella, Ernest T., and Patrick T.

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Diversity, Equity and Student Success Conference Plots Agenda for the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bienvenu, SJ, Distinguished Chair in Humanities, and Professor and Co-Chair of Languages and Cultures at Loyola University New Orleans joined Dr. Carolin Aronis, an assistant professor of Ethnic Studies at Colorado State University, to call attention to the dramatic increase in antisemitic incidents on campuses over the last few years.

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Microlectures 101: What, Why, & How?

Faculty Focus

You needn’t record and re-record until you achieve the perfectly polished presentation. Michelle Pacansky-Brock, Michael Smedshammer, and Kim Vincent-Layton (2020) refer to this as a “humanized” approach to video creation. In other words, they become ‘humanized.’ Humanizing Online Teaching to Equitize Higher Education.”

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Let’s embark on an imaginative journey to the year 2100, where the boundaries of humanity extend to Mars. Space scientists and engineers collaborate on spacecraft design, propulsion, and landing systems, recognizing the synergy essential for safe human transport. Our mission: establish a self-sustaining colony on the Red Planet.

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Inclusive Teaching Begins with Authenticity

Faculty Focus

They face pressures in their research, service, and increasingly in their teaching that the pandemic has made almost unbearable, and there seems to be no end in sight when it comes to the new tools, technologies, tips, and programs that faculty developers are rolling out to “support” their career advancement. References Baumeister, R.

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Learning to Surf:  Supporting a Campus’s AI Needs 

Faculty Focus

What follows is a case study that can be adapted by a wide range of academic programs, such as faculty development centers, university learning centers, and writing centers. An example of the latter would consider students’ needs and achievements.