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We Need to Infuse Civic and Public Purpose Into a College Education

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Gamma Civics education is all the rage. A recent Newsweek headline sums up the widespread view: “ When We Fail to Teach Our Kids the Basics About Civics, We Risk Losing Our Democracy. ” Support for civics education cuts across the political spectrum. What does civics education entail?

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In Journeys Class, Students Seek Wisdom, Not Knowledge

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Freeman, a former international athlete who became a track and field coach and teacher of sports psychology described Scott, a former Black Panther who became a scholar of sociology, as “not somebody I would’ve probably reached out to on campus. We drew on the fact that we weren’t the first Americans to think about that,” said Scott.

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

Read about them here. Diversifying Our Curing Community (DOCC) Arkansas State University College of Science and Mathematics DOCC seeks to increase the number of under-represented students accepted into medical schools. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B. Dreamline Pathways A.T.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity Health Professions HEED Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

ATSU is also creating a Grow Your Own faculty development program that offers a low-to-no-cost education designed to support students interested in academic medicine. ATSU is also creating a Grow Your Own faculty development program that offers a low-to-no-cost education designed to support students interested in academic medicine.

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Becoming a Mission-Driven University

Inside Higher Ed

Dozens of Illinois schools report having no students meet the state’s proficiency standards in either math or reading , and seven of these schools were deemed “commendable” by the state board of education. ” Or I don’t know whether to laugh for cry.

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EdTech Malaise: “He Not Busy Born is Busy Dying”

eLiterate

I can write about big trends that will affect education. I’m not talking about frozen as in the normal much-activity-but-little-progress way. Second, there’s so much happening in the macro-environment that some EdTech companies are probably working on larger plans behind the scenes. I certainly am.)

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