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5 Strategies to Create Inclusive Learning Environments for International Students

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One of the major challenges international students faces is adapting to a new educational system and culture while striving to integrate seamlessly into their new environment. These experiences highlight the importance of creating environments where international students feel safe, supported, and included.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

The online learning environment consists of a web-based learning atmosphere where student and faculty experiences and positions are located in separate geographical locations. Through the use of engaging techniques, it is possible (and essential) to create a positive learning environment across the distance!

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Studying Racial Equity in Higher Education - Dr. Román Liera

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education, Department of Educational Leadership, College for Education and Engaged Learning, Montclair State University Tenured: No Age: 37 Education: B.A., Psychology, San Diego State University; M.A., Higher and Postsecondary Education, Teachers College, Columbia University; Ph.D.,

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UNC Journalism Dean Navigates Diversity Mission Amid DEI Restrictions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What inspired you to lead the journalism department at UNC Chapel Hill ? Those are especially important in a media and journalism environment. Givencurrent restrictions, how does the department currentlyrecruit and retain a diverse student body? I was drawn to the University of North Carolina and UNC Hussman by many factors.

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A Positive Environment of Engagement and Retention in the Online Learning Environment  

Faculty Focus

The online learning environment consists of a web-based learning atmosphere where student and faculty experiences and positions are located in separate geographical locations. Through the use of engaging techniques, it is possible (and essential) to create a positive learning environment across the distance!

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5 ways to turn underused space into a vibrant environment

University Business

Our old school cafeteria was sitting unloved, waiting for someone to come along and repurpose it into a more useful, engaging space for the modern learning environment. We worked with MiEN , our own facilities department (to handle the flooring and the carpeting), plus our campus electrician.

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Breaking Barriers: The Struggle for Inclusion on Community College Campuses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brett Ranon Nachman, an assistant professor of higher education at the University of Pittsburgh who specializes in research focused on how colleges can create more equitable learning environments for students with autism/disabilities and community college transfers. Community colleges are viable mechanisms for many students, says Nachman.