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Awarding Credit Where It’s Due
A new report pushes for an expansion of credit for prior learning, including in college transfer. Here are seven actions higher ed institutions can take.
Positive Partnership: Equipping Students to Teach Multilingual Learners
Western Oregon University offers scholarships and mentorship for students as they prepare to be ESOL educators, as well as a pathway for current teachers to be reskilled.
Positive Partnership: Maximizing Student Strengths in Research
A cross-department collaboration between graphic design and biology students at the University of Dayton produced high-quality research posters.
Student Wellness Tip: Connect Students to Hotlines
Higher education practitioners can support students’ mental health and well-being in the moment help is needed through resource connections for different student groups.
Why Faculty Should Randomize Grading Order
Research from the University of Michigan finds sequential grading biases impact students with alphabetically lower last names, due in part to LMS default ordering. Here’s what professors can do about it.
What Supports Latino Student Success?
Degree completion rates among Hispanic and Latino students have stagnated. In response, college leaders are investing in specific interventions for Latino learners.
Study: Housing Assistance Boosted Graduation for Homeless Learners
New analysis from Education Northwest finds housing support for homeless community college students in Washington state helped with completion rates among participants.
New College Classification Will Measure Socioeconomic Mobility
Proposed changes to Carnegie Classification would categorize institutions based on their enrollment of low-income and minoritized students and learners’ post-college earnings.