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Nancy Coleman Believes Lifelong Learning Should Be Built on Flexibility and Value

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In a discussion with MindMax CEO Lee Maxey, Nancy Coleman, Dean, Harvard Extension School and Continuing Studies at Harvard University, explores the changing landscape of higher education. Watch the full conversation.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This allowed students to share their current feelings and experiences. During one of these meetings, two students spoke up and shared that they were homeless. Im a former student activist, so seeing student activists seeing what we need was good. We took it upon ourselves, says Louden.

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Doctoral Distress: Graduate Program Pressures Impact Student Mental Health

Insight Into Diversity

A 2018 study published in Nature, a journal focused on advancements in science, found that nearly 40% of graduate students globally experienced symptoms of anxiety or depression. A 2020 Student Experience in the Research University (SERU) Consortium survey of graduate students at 10 U.S.

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Report: HBCU Humanities Programs Show Resilience Amid National Decline

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new report from the American Academy of Arts and Sciences offers promising insights into the state of humanities programs at Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), even as humanities degree completions decline across the nation. I can’t begin to stress how important the humanities are to liberation and freedom.”

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A generational mission: Benjamin Riley on the founding of Deans for Impact

Deans for Impact

It’s a maxim that has guided Deans for Impact (DFI) since its formation. Benjamin describes the origins of Deans for Impact. Benjamin reflects on building Deans for Impact into “a repository of insight and understanding about how students learn.”. He describes the “eureka moment” when this occurred: [link].

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Dr. Badia Ahad Named Dean of Oxford College at Emory University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Badia Ahad will become dean of Oxford College at Emory University, effective Aug. I think my most important role as dean will be to ensure that students, faculty and staff have the tools and the resources that they need to be and to do their best,” Ahad said. “I Ahad holds a B.A. and a Ph.D.

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These schools are pioneering AI in student recruitment

University Business

There may be no greater enthusiasm for the emerging technology than in student enrollment and recruitment. AI helps us craft engaging text messages and relatable emails for prospective students, making our outreach more effectiveespecially when connecting with 17-year-olds.” By supporting students, they are also supporting us.”