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Report: Minority First-Year Students Less Likely to be Satisfied with College Experience

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In their first year on campus, students of color and students from lower income households are less likely to be satisfied with their college experience. Students who identified as white were most likely to express satisfaction with their college experience at 86%, the 2024 survey revealed.

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Wong Appointed Interim President of Connecticut College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wong will become interim president of Connecticut College, effective July 1. Les has deep experience in higher education leadership and a strong understanding of Connecticut College through his Board of Trustees service and committee-related work,” said Debo P. Adegbile, chair of the Board of Trustees. “As

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Six Check-in Ideas to Build Community in College Classrooms  

Faculty Focus

It is no secret that there has been a sharp rise in rates of depression among college students (Alamo et al., Below are six check-in ideas to build community in college classrooms. Educational Psychology Review, 30(1), 1-34. Educational Research and Reviews,16(1) , 9-15. Educational Researcher , 49 (2), 134–137.

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Dr. Elfred A. Pinkard Appointed Brown University’s First HBCU Presidential Fellow

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pinkard Pinkard, a veteran educator at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), will be retiring this spring as president of Wilberforce University in Ohio. Brown also aims to build infrastructure capacity at participating HBCUs and leadership in higher education and policy development. Dr. Elfred A.

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The Lasso Way to Formative Assessment 

Faculty Focus

Furthermore, accreditation bodies are looking at assessment to ensure colleges and universities are “living up to what they advertise.” Chris Hakala is the director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship at Springfield College. Studies in Higher Education , 47 (7), 1343-1356. Broadbent, J.,

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A conversation on first-gen student belonging and identities (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Their thoughts are in reaction to findings from the recent Student Voice survey of 1,073 first-generation undergraduate students , conducted by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse with support from Kaplan. I began my career with first-gen college students in TRIO Student Support Services and McNair Scholars programs.

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The Lasso Way to Formative Assessment 

Faculty Focus

Furthermore, accreditation bodies are looking at assessment to ensure colleges and universities are “living up to what they advertise.” Chris Hakala is the director of the Center for Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Scholarship at Springfield College. Studies in Higher Education , 47 (7), 1343-1356. Broadbent, J.,