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Turn it off and on again: digital literacy in college students

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Surely, the kids who have grown up with technology are good at it, right? Those of us who work in universities, whether as faculty, staff, or otherwise, need to remember that students using technology for interaction and leisure doesn’t necessarily translate to familiarity with tools for academic or professional work. link] Prensky, M.

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Wayne State to Collaborate on $75M Department of Energy Award

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As part of this development, Wayne State University’s College of Engineering will provide hands-on experiences to high schoolers and establish workforce training in hydrogen and fuel cell technologies. By providing young minds with a support structure to build their skills and develop their ambition, programs such as this one led by Dr.

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Lilly Endowment Awards $100M Grant to United Negro College Fund

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It follows a $50 million grant from Lilly Endowment in 2015 that enabled UNCF to launch the Career Pathways Initiative to help enhance career outcomes for students. The grant is the largest unrestricted private grant UNCF has ever received, according to UNCF President and CEO Dr. Michael L.

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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Starts with Culture First, Then Asks Questions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tressie McMillan Cottom McMillan Cottom is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina (UNC) Chapel Hill and a senior principal researcher at UNC’s Center for Information, Technology, and Public Life. She is also a columnist for the New York Times, an award-winning author, and a 2020 MacArthur Fellow.

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Credentials Awarded Drop for Second Year in a Row

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More students earned certificates than any year in the past decade, while associate degrees awarded fell to its lowest point in a decade and bachelor's degrees awarded fell to its lowest since 2015–16 academic year. These drops “erase the gains made between 2015 and 2020,” said Dr. Pietro A. The decreases, he added, make him nervous.

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Time to Tidy Up: Start the New Year by Decluttering Your Physical and Digital Spaces

Faculty Focus

Time management experts and seasoned online instructors encourage faculty to be pro-active in managing their workload and workspace (Kondo 2015; Rubin 2009; Shi, Bonk & Magjunka 2006). She writes, “As a result, you can see quite clearly what you need to do in life and what you don’t, and what you should and shouldn’t do” (Kondo, 2015, p.

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Costs and Benefits of Adding 30-units to Accounting Students' Requirements for Licensure as a CPA

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

Also, improvements in technology have had a major effect on information systems design, internal control procedures, and auditing methods. Consider that only recently has technology knowledge become a must for most practicing CPAs. Perhaps a double major—Accounting and Information Technology—is the answer. 2014 – 2015.

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