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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Immediately, Dayshawn and I went into planning, says Jackson, Eight years later, Compton College is breaking ground on a 250+ bed housing facility, becoming the first community college in Los Angeles County to offer campus housing to its students. Louden believes now, more than ever, that Comptons faith in humanity is one of its superpowers.

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The Heart of Recruitment: Why Human Connection Matters Most in College Recruitment

Helix Education

But amidst the noise of online content and digital campaigns, it’s the human touch that truly resonates with prospective students and their families. Seeing facilities, meeting faculty, and getting a feel for the campus vibe help families assess fit and boost confidence in their decisions. How many plan to borrow?

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Howard University Makes History as First HBCU to Achieve Top Research Status

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Defense University Affiliated Research Centers (UARC) in the nation, focusing on tactical autonomy, human-machine teaming, and artificial intelligence through its Research Institute for Tactical Autonomy. For example, Howard hosts one of only fifteen U.S.

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Humane Ingenuity 44: Bookwork and Cloud Labs

Dan Cohen

We have become familiar with how technology, media, commerce, and forms of human expression are deeply intertwined. Subscribe to the Humane Ingenuity newsletter : Enter your email. (Sara Gothard, Library of Babel , 2017, in the Jamaica Plain branch of the Boston Public Library, part of their recently digitized art collection.).

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The ABCs of Community College Leadership: What CEOs Need to Know

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The value students place on their educational experience is often tied to their physical learning environmentthe institutional facilities. CEOs should view and utilize human resources as a vehicle to help everyone reach their full potential in the service of students and the institutional mission.

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Colleges Create Spaces to Support Student Veterans

Insight Into Diversity

The facility features a dog park for service animals, quiet spaces, and access to academic advising and counseling. The expanded facility serves as a hub for student veterans and ROTC members, fostering social and academic engagement. University of Wisconsin–Madison is expanding support for military-affiliated students.

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Transforming Education in the Age of AI: Challenges and Opportunities

HEPI

I echo the sentiments of computer scientist Professor Argamon, who views AI as a technology that can make education more human-centred rather than replacing teachers. To excel as a teacher today, one must possess not only subject expertise but also advanced pedagogical skills and the ability to stay current with emerging trends.

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