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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. The two institutions shared both history and a deep connection to the Worcester community.

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

Lesson #1: Thinking and learning In groups, have your students reflect upon their academic history and identify how they think and learn. One of the ways for students to initiate positive thinking is to find positive meaning in the events in their life through daily practice. Have your students take a Mindset Quiz.

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

Lesson #1: Thinking and learning In groups, have your students reflect upon their academic history and identify how they think and learn. One of the ways for students to initiate positive thinking is to find positive meaning in the events in their life through daily practice. Have your students take a Mindset Quiz.

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SCOTUS, Affirmative Action, and the Future of University Diversity: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 174 with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Thomas Parham and Dilcie Perez

The Change Leader, Inc.

Rather than looking to “desegregate buses,” the question should be, “How do we empower the bus to create new modes of transportation?” CSU is striving to create a lifelong relationship with the Black community that starts as early as elementary school with outreach and academic preparation programs and continues after they graduate.

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Managing a Team That Spans Four Generations

Higher Ed Marketing Lab

?. For the first time in history, four generations are working side by side in the workplace. I had to interview a dean of students, and I asked her how has your perspective on what you do changed from when you start off as a professional tilt to today? Did you feel empowered that you could do whatever you wanted?