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The importance of academic mental health

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

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HyFlex has been around since 2005, designed to increase enrollment (Beatty, 2019). Additionally, all of the course materials are available on the school Learning Management System (LMS) (Binnewies, 2019; Wang, 2019). Elshobokshy focuses on using learning technologies to increase student engagement and retention.

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3 Questions for Coursera’s Alexandra Urban

Inside Higher Ed

Preview: the results were really promising, with several significant boosts in female retention. This increased share of female learners enrolling in scientific and technical courses makes in-course interventions to improve their retention even more critical.

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Inside Higher Ed

In 2019, Dominican redesigned our alert system to help new students stay on track academically. From 2021–22, the Pillars Scholars program helped increase Dominican’s retention of African American students by 30 percent. All the academia fades away in that moment to one prevailing thought: this moment is the beginning.

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Research co-creation may be the key to impact

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As the REF puts it we should be “illustrating the benefits research delivers beyond academia, including how it brings tangible changes to aspects of society and life, and the public value it delivers”. by Finley Lawson. Part of our role as universities is to produce (and facilitate the production of) knowledge.

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Study finds women college leaders of color face more bias

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When Julianna Barnes set her sights on a career in academia, she envisioned eventually becoming a vice president of an institution and assumed it would be her pinnacle role in the profession. years on average, according to the Community College League of California’s CEO tenure and retention dashboard.

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