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Report: Community College Students Lack Information About Career Paths

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

community college students are finding that their schools are not equipping them with the knowledge to succeed after they graduate, according to recent findings from University of Texas at Austin’s 2023 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCCSE). Sizable portions of U.S.

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After a Suicide, What Information Does a College Owe Its Campus?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

After a suicide, what information does a college owe its campus? By Kate Hidalgo Bellows Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock Sharing too much can inspire vulnerable students to act on dark impulses. Sharing too little can set the social-media rumor mill in motion.

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Teaching Information Literacy in an Age of Misinformation 

Faculty Focus

This unexpected moment in the classroom alerted me to an opportunity to explore and expand the scope of information literacy skills I incorporate in my courses. My goal was to support both students’ learning of sociology in the course and their broader consumption of information outside of the classroom. motivated reasoning).

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Discussing the 4 Pillars of Immersion: Information Literacy

ACRLog

Carlos is the Associate College Librarian for Public Services at Colorado College. ” The ACRL Information Literacy Immersion Program, usually referred to as Immersion, has been on hiatus since March 2020, when our facilitator team canceled the summer 2020 Immersion program because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Teaching Information Literacy in an Age of Misinformation 

Faculty Focus

This unexpected moment in the classroom alerted me to an opportunity to explore and expand the scope of information literacy skills I incorporate in my courses. My goal was to support both students’ learning of sociology in the course and their broader consumption of information outside of the classroom. motivated reasoning).

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Senators Reintroduce Bills to Help Inform Students about College Loans and Financial Aid

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tina Smith, D-Minn, and Chuck Grassley R-Iowa, have reintroduced three bills to help students and families make informed decisions about borrowing for college. Tina Smith The bills aim to make sure that students are informed and educated about college search and selection, loans, and financial aid.

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Key Resources to Inform Initiatives

Continuous Learning Institute

Solano ) 10 helpful websites to inform initiatives, grants, projects, change efforts, etc. Columbia University's Community College Research Center Partners with community colleges to investigate the roots of educational inequity & identify promising approaches to institutional improvement.