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UCLA helps California community colleges address depression

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The University of California, Los Angeles, has launched a new center dedicated to studying and treating depression among students at California community colleges. The projects are being funded by a five-year, $12 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health.

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

About seven years ago, Columbia University welcomed its first HBCU Fellowship cohort, allowing students who had graduated from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursue select master’s degrees in the university’s School of Professional Studies (SPS), all the while getting financial, career, and academic support.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In March 2021, the chair of the Board of Trustees of Becker College announced that the institution would close its doors due to financial difficulties accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass.,

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Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI 

Faculty Focus

It is up to you to decide when these tools might be allowed in your courses and to make that clear to your students. Tell your students what YOU allow Every college and university has an academic integrity/honesty or academic dishonesty statement. Be referred to the Dean of Students? 2023; Perkins et al.,

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

The late donor, a 1953 graduate, was a disabled student at a time when such services were not the norm on college campuses, but she thrived academically and built a successful career after graduating—outcomes her family members say she credited to her time at Temple. Newcombe Foundation and received more than $1.1

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Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI 

Faculty Focus

It is up to you to decide when these tools might be allowed in your courses and to make that clear to your students. Tell your students what YOU allow Every college and university has an academic integrity/honesty or academic dishonesty statement. Be referred to the Dean of Students? 2023; Perkins et al.,

Policy 95
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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

I have been an educator for 41 years and have worked with students from Pre-K through college. I’ve taught two first year-experience courses as an assistant professor in the Academic Strategies Department. Today’s college students have grown up with devices that allow for instantaneous access to the world.