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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I announced at one of our professional development days the need to build student housing, and I think people were like, What is he talking about, he recalls. HPI has a long history of serving higher education and, specifically, larger community colleges. So, Im grateful to be a part of history in this regard.

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Studying abroad – disease or an opportunity? Let’s break the myth

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Personally, I can attest to this influence; my own experience in the UK, where I spent nearly a decade of my student and professional life, significantly shaped who I am today. This time abroad provided me with a global perspective that enriched my personal and professional development.

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AI for everyone – but not everything

HEPI

Projects include rethinking historical skills assessment with LLMs in Classics and Ancient History and student-led hackathons on detecting bias in AIs. Exeters Education Incubator offers opportunities for staff to explore pedagogic innovation in partnership with students, with the intention of scaling up successful interventions.

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Association to Welcome Woodson Ambassadors Program at Upcoming Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Association for the Study of African American Life and History has announced its Woodson Ambassador Program launch for the 109th Annual Conference, Sept. at Harvard University, founded ASALH in 1915, then known as the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. 25-29, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Dr. Carter G.

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Dr. Lizette Navarette Appointed President of Woodland Community College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“She is responsible for formulating policies that determine the distribution of over $13 billion in local assistance and capital outlay funds to the state’s 73 community college districts, professional development which advances student success, and coordinating state and federal matters for the system,” district officials, adding that Navarette "has (..)

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George Washington University Adjunct Faculty to Potentially Receive Raise and Base Salary Increase

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It also doubles the $700 professional development fund adjuncts have for work expenses and bans full-time faculty from taking some of part-time professors’ pay when co-teaching, according to union officials.

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20 Years of WOW: Celebrating Innovation in Digital Learning

WCET Frontiers

I wanted to take a moment to look back at the history of the projects. A Brief History of the WOW Awards In 2004, our then-Executive Director, Sally Johnstone, introduced the first annual WOW Awards: We started this new award to recognize outstanding efforts in implementing technology in higher education.