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Nostalgia is holding Oxbridge back

HEPI

As a recent graduate of Cambridge, where I spent four years, I understand the urge to herald its unique history and methods of teaching. We know that students from academic private schools arent entitled to higher marks, nor enjoy higher thresholds of talent, just because of their schooling.

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What Should We Do About Undergrads Who Want to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate?

Inside Higher Ed

program in French and history, tells a story that resembles that of many humanities graduate students: that “the transformative experience I had in the classroom led me to dedicate my whole life to academia. The institution has a storied history. history survey course to be delivered in the summer. In New York City?

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Anti-Racist Teachers: Disrupting Resegregation [Overrepresentation] in Special Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Proponents of eugenics relied on the convictions of educators to classify students for special education via their evaluations and use of intelligence testing , despite test bias. The APA apology to minoritized people for the history of test bias was finally issued in 2021. Journal of Research on Educational Effectiveness.

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Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jabani Bennett is an interdisciplinary visual artist, yoga instructor, community-engaged educator, leadership consultant, dancer, and mama. She is also the first Black and openly queer director in the University of Louisville Women’s Center’s 30-year history.

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Give Yourself the Gift of Efficiency: How Our CRM and SIS Solutions Can Transform Your Institution

HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

Source: Mautic | HEM Example: Viewing the contact history for each prospect lets you know how they prefer to communicate. Whether its sending reminders, booking meetings, or making calls, Mautic by HEM has the tools your team needs to maintain a consistent communication flow.

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Creating the Learner and Learning-Centered University

Inside Higher Ed

Also, many received an uneven high school education and therefore require Academics 101 training and learning supports. In addition, many need help with basic needs for food, housing, healthcare, childcare, and transportation and handling the unpredictable disruptions that all too frequently interrupt their education.

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How to Hold Institutions Accountable for Student Success

Inside Higher Ed

Some institutions enroll students with higher needs: more low-income, first-generation undergraduates who received an uneven high school education. But the real shame is that accreditors, faculty and other stakeholders fail to insist that underperforming schools function at least as well as their institutional peers.