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College Completion Rates Edging Upward

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jorge Silva-Puras, the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Student Success at Lehman College, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY), noted that the six-year completion rate at Lehman is around 51%.

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New Impact Academy cohort represents 25 states, reaches 15,000 teacher-candidates annually

Deans for Impact

United in their shared vision of ensuring all PK-12 students access equitable, rigorous, and affirming learning experiences through well-prepared teachers, our newest cohort of 24 fellows lead educator-preparation institutions and programs spanning across 25 states and DC. McIntyre, Jr.

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3 Questions for Catherine Breen, Managing Director of Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning

Inside Higher Ed

Q: Can you give us the elevator pitch on what Harvard’s Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning ( VPAL ) does? A: The official elevator pitch is that our office creates and catalyzes deeply engaging and scalable learning experiences that make a difference at Harvard and beyond.

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Are Corporations Higher Ed’s Friend or Foe? Yes.

MindMax

Look at a tech giant like Apple, which has its own university led by the former provost of Brown University , and you could easily conclude that corporations are a threat to higher education. A good coach helps employees get the most from a training or learning experience. Are corporations higher ed’s friend or foe? Yes…and yes.

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Dr. Hilary L. Link Appointed President of Drew University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Link Previously, Link has been president of Allegheny College, dean of Temple University Rome, vice provost at Barnard College of Columbia University, and director of scholar programs at New York University. “I

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Meeting 3 Key Student Expectations Through Exceptional Instructional Design for Online Courses

Helix Education

Fortunately, excellent recent survey data highlight what students want from their online and hybrid learning experiences. Students expect learning that is relevant and timely Relevance and timeliness have a great impact on student perceptions of their learning experience. How does your course quality measure up?

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3 Questions About Extended Reality and Online Learning

Inside Higher Ed

To learn more about Michigan’s approach to integrating open online learning and extended reality and what they have learned, I spoke to my friend James DeVaney , associate vice provost for academic innovation and founding executive director of U-M’s Center for Academic Innovation , to learn more.