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

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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

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Wong will become interim president of Connecticut College, effective July 1. He is the former president of San Francisco State University, former president of Northern Michigan University; former interim president of the University of Southern Colorado, and former vice president of academic affairs of Valley City State University.

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Six Check-in Ideas to Build Community in College Classrooms  

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It is no secret that there has been a sharp rise in rates of depression among college students (Alamo et al., 2022) found that among first year university students, 69.5% In response, universities have found success in decreasing anxiety through intervention programs to provide support for students who may struggle.

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

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Pinkard will become Brown University’s first-ever HBCU presidential fellow. Pinkard Pinkard, a veteran educator at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), will be retiring this spring as president of Wilberforce University in Ohio. in educational psychology from Howard University; and a B.A.

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Community-Engaged Scholar Dr. DeLeon Gray Believes in the Value of Hyperlocal Work

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DeLeon Gray attended an elementary school on Howard University’s campus, which allowed him to see what community engagement looked like up close. Engaging with college students was regular from early on,” says Gray. Dr. DeLeon Gray Gray is an associate professor of educational psychology and equity at North Carolina State University.

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The Lasso Way to Formative Assessment 

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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. British Journal of Educational Psychology , 86 (4), 606-629.

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The Lasso Way to Formative Assessment 

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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. British Journal of Educational Psychology , 86 (4), 606-629.