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

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Rahmat, PsyD, is a core faculty member at Antioch University, where she specializes in compassion-focused pedagogy, trauma-sensitive mindfulness, and mindful self-compassion. Journal of Educational Psychology, 111 (2), 189. Teachers College Press. Teaching at its best: A research-based resource for college instructors.

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Wong Appointed Interim President of Connecticut College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wong will become interim president of Connecticut College, effective July 1. He is the former president of San Francisco State University, former president of Northern Michigan University; former interim president of the University of Southern Colorado, and former vice president of academic affairs of Valley City State University.

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Often missing is educators having compassion and understanding the root cause of students actions that shifted to them being disciplined to implementing restorative justice measures. The goal is for educators and students to collaborate in creating a classroom environment that is conducive to learning for all. Dr. Donna Y. Dr. Tanya J.

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Report: Minority First-Year Students Less Likely to be Satisfied with College Experience

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In their first year on campus, students of color and students from lower income households are less likely to be satisfied with their college experience. Students who identified as white were most likely to express satisfaction with their college experience at 86%, the 2024 survey revealed.

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Six Check-in Ideas to Build Community in College Classrooms  

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It is no secret that there has been a sharp rise in rates of depression among college students (Alamo et al., 2022) found that among first year university students, 69.5% In response, universities have found success in decreasing anxiety through intervention programs to provide support for students who may struggle.

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How educational therapy can help universities and students succeed

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The field of educational therapy has been gaining more visibility in recent years, with articles in major publications such as The Wall Street Journal spotlighting the growing field. One challenge has to do with the lack of built-in institutional support in higher education settings.

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Dr. Jessica T. DeCuir-Gunby Selected to Lead USC Race and Equity Center

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He also will maintain his University Professor and Provost Professor appointments in the USC Rossier School of Education, Marshall School of Business, and Price School of Public Policy. She is also president of the educational psychology division of the American Psychological Association [APA]. “I Dr. Jessica T.

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