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Bill to Codify Postsecondary Student Success Grants Met with Support and Criticism from Scholars and Advocates

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Although the effort has received support generally, some higher ed scholars and advocates have levied some criticisms and concerns about it. Legislators are looking to enshrine the Postsecondary Student Success Grant (PSSG) program, a student outcomes-centered federal effort, into law through new legislation this March.

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Advocating for Student Preparedness with the Implementation of a Pre-CourseĀ 

Faculty Focus

Extensive analysis of student perception data was conducted and found a generally positive reception, with a majority of students strongly advocating for the pre-course’s availability to future cohorts (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review). His research focuses on anatomy education, eye-tracking technology, and active learning.

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Advocating for Student Preparedness with the Implementation of a Pre-CourseĀ 

Faculty Focus

Extensive analysis of student perception data was conducted and found a generally positive reception, with a majority of students strongly advocating for the pre-course’s availability to future cohorts (Hansen, Basel, & Malreddy, under review). His research focuses on anatomy education, eye-tracking technology, and active learning.

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Politicians, Advocates Gather for Dyslexia Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

On Tuesday, a panel of New York politicians, non-profit leaders, and advocates came together at Columbia University to discuss solutions for the problem of reading disability in American and across the world. All the talk of technology led to discussion of deeper root problems, prompted by Etienne.

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Put Down the Shiny Object: The Overwhelming State of Higher Education Technology

WCET Frontiers

At this year’s WCET Annual Meeting, Brandon Karcher, the Manager of Instructional Technology at Bucknell University, facilitated an unconference session titled “Higher Ed Technology: Innovative or Overwhelming.” Whatā€™s Working and What Isnā€™t?

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NYSUT, Higher Ed advocates call for more funding, stronger support of public higher education

University Business

The post NYSUT, Higher Ed advocates call for more funding, stronger support of public higher education appeared first on University Business. Billion Investment in Our Future. ā€œNew More on NYSUT.

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The Guild advises ā€œopennessā€ in European R&I

The PIE News

The Guild has called for a budget of at least ā‚¬200 billion for FP10, more than double the ā‚¬95.5 The post The Guild advises “openness” in European R&I appeared first on The PIE News.

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