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The importance of academic mental health

SRHE

It is also well evidenced that poor mental health of students is strongly related to poor academic outcomes such as achievement and retention ( Pascoe et al , 2019 ; Thomas et al , 2021 ). Academia has changed substantially even within the 23 years I have been working. But what do we know about academic mental health?

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HBCU’s Augment HyFlex Format Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Faculty Focus

When all academic communities changed to virtual (synchronous) education, it was a shift to an alternative educational format from traditional face-to-face to virtual. This shift allowed the academic community and students to better understand virtual education. Integrating UDL within a HyFlex model. Representation.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Throughout history, Black Americans have endured a long, tedious journey in achieving educational opportunities. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S. These were just a few.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Throughout history, Black Americans have endured a long, tedious journey in achieving educational opportunities. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S. These were just a few.

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Chief academic officer on the value of investing in student success

Inside Higher Ed

Chase has more than 40 years of experience in academia, including more than 20 years in leadership positions, most recently as vice president for academic innovation, student success and strategic initiatives at Claremont Graduate University in California. ” What message does that send?

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3 Questions for Coursera’s Alexandra Urban

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Learning Innovation When I learned that Dr. Alexandra Urban recently completed her EdD (Doctor of Education ) while working full-time at Coursera, I had to hear more. My background is in Educational Neuroscience, applying how the human brain learns to improve teaching environments. Q1: Tell us about your role at Coursera.

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President moves: This Latina chancellor is CSU’s answer, plus 2 more exceptional hires

University Business

However, her most recent work in higher education is at the national level. GarcĂ­a is currently in her fifth year as the president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU), whose purpose is to effect public policy favorable to public higher education’s standing.