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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Curry, who previously served as the Dean of Student Services at Compton College and has been instrumental in the colleges growth, success, and rebuilding, says that his role in this process was to also be courageous. Compton is the model for that. This model is designed to decrease construction time and disruptions.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Service to humanity is the hallmark of philosophy, and in many ways, it shaped who I am and what I'm about in my day to day. With a budget of approximately $1.8 billion and nearly 200 employees, he helps to leads the largest federal entity dedicated to funding educational research. since 2018. Dr. Jerlando F.L.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

To truly support student success, we must move beyond the metrics and prioritize the human connections that make higher education meaningful. Implement a Customer Service Model: This can significantly enhance student retention by prioritizing personalized, responsive support throughout their academic journey. Dr. Rebecca L.

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Reading, Writing, and Thinking in the Age of AI

Faculty Focus

Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT can now produce polished, technically competent texts in seconds, challenging our traditional understanding of writing as a uniquely human process of creation, reflection, and learning. What gives us reason for hope comes down to how we define writing.

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University of Utah Prison Education Project Admits First Cohort

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hollis Robbins UPEP’s inaugural cohort represents “a bold expression of University of Utah President Taylor Randall’s commitment to unsurpassed social impact in our state and region,” said Dr. Erin Castro, the associate dean and associate professor who co-founded the initiative with 12 undergraduate honors students in 2016.

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Proving the possible: how an Ohio partnership is bringing tutoring to scale

Deans for Impact

Half a mile away, the College of Education and Human Development at Bowling Green State University (BGSU) had a ready-made solution: 58 aspiring teachers who needed early field practice with students to hone their instructional skills.

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A dean and her son experience community college (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

I could talk for hours about access initiatives such as self-placement models and open educational resources or brilliant faculty who guide and support critical thinking. Years later, I am amazed by the community college and department I serve. I could brag about the thousands of lives that have been changed by the community college mission.