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Small Language Models (SLMs): A Cost-Effective, Sustainable Option for Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Small language models, known as SLMs, create intriguing possibilities for higher education leaders looking to take advantage of artificial intelligence and machine learning. SLMs are miniaturized versions of the large language models (LLMs) that spawned ChatGPT and other flavors of generative AI.

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Community Colleges Test New Model Linking Student Success to Community Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Community Vibrancy Framework, developed by Achieving the Dream (ATD), moves beyond traditional metrics of student completion to create a more comprehensive model of institutional and community transformation.

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Paul Quinn College to Create an Innovative Housing Model and a Mixed-Use Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jakes Foundation (TDJF), in partnership with Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC), Paul Quinn College (PQC) is looking to create an innovative housing model, accompanied by a mixed-use community on their Dallas campus. Thanks to a $1.5 million grant from T.D. PQC is the only minority-serving, federally recognized Work College in the nation.

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President’s corner: How Kettering catapulted its successful STEM model

University Business

President Robert McMahan believes its century-old academic model is what many experts envision universities will look like in 10 to 20 years. Some leaders blame today’s ineffective internship and work-based learning models on graduates’ lack of workforce readiness, considering how inaccessible they are to low-income students.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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Study Reveals How Model Minority Myth Influences School Choices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Trans perspective reflects the findings of a groundbreaking study recently published in the Harvard Educational Review, which reveals how the pervasive model minority stereotype influences Asian American parents school selection process. The influence of the model minoritymyth extended beyond academicconsiderations.

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What Is the Good, Better, Best Model?

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

Enter the Good, Better, Best model, one of the most effective techniques an institution can use to grow online. At its core, this model isnt about chasing perfection; its about committing to measurable progress over time. Youve outgrown your current partner model and want more control. Its staged. Best isnt a static end point.

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