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College Completion Rates Edging Upward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

of learners who began college in fall 2018, which is the most recent cohort tracked, earned a credential within six years. The improvements here were mostly driven by students who started at community colleges. Community college completion rates jumped 1.2 Over 80% of the student body at Lehman are individuals of color.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

According to LeiLani, When learning is personalized and can be done anywhere, continued relevancy for schools will rely on providing what the present generation values the mostquality experience. These historical progressions made the relationship between college access and inclusiveness symbiotic.

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Checkmate: Chess as a Catalyst for Shaping a Collective Learning Experience in Curriculum

Faculty Focus

As assistant professor and instructional designer, we decided to provide students with a collective learning experience during the first two weeks of the semester—students would learn about the game of Chess while also learning about the essential components of a curriculum.

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Can this new framework unlock community colleges’ potential?

University Business

Achieving the Dream, the community college advocacy nonprofit, is currently testing a new framework which it believes can help two-year institutions reestablish themselves as community engines for socioeconomic mobilityand win over declining public perception in the sector. appeared first on University Business.

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BMCC and London School of Economics Partner to Expand Global Opportunities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The announcement comes as more community colleges across the nation are looking to encourage their students to study abroad. BMCC is the first and only community college locally or abroad to have entered into a shared interest agreement with LSE.

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Checkmate: Chess as a Catalyst for Shaping a Collective Learning Experience in Curriculum

Faculty Focus

I collaborated with a colleague, and we decided to provide students with a collective learning experience during the first two weeks of the semester—students would learn about the game of Chess while also learning about the essential components of a curriculum. For many, they did not have much experience with Chess.

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3 Questions for Kelly Heuer, VP of Learning Experience at edX (a 2U Company)

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation Kelly Heuer and I have been collaborating in the context of my college’s portfolio of online programs on the edX platform. In our work together, I’ve been impressed with Kelly’s understanding of academic culture paired with her deep expertise in learning science.