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Defining ‘First Generation’ in Different Ways
Colleges and governments offer financial and academic support for these students, but there’s no set standard among colleges for what the term means, as limits on affirmative action raise the stakes.
Teaching Tip: How to Engage Your Lecture Hall
Capturing students’ attention can be a challenge in lecture halls. Here are four suggestions for creating active learning environments in large class settings.
Campus Campaign Uses Dogs as Awareness Hook, Teaches Students to Catch a Phish
The University of Denver’s IT and marketing teams partnered to create educational resources and outreach programs to engage students while making them aware of the signs and dangers of phishing emails.
The Common App Enters an Uncommon Era
The start of this year’s application cycle was more momentous than usual, as colleges introduced new essay prompts and adjusted requirements for a post–affirmative action world.
Nostalgia After Apartheid in South Africa: Academic Minute
Oral Roberts Signs President to 10-Year Extension
Admitting the Top 10%, for Geographic Diversity
University of South Carolina to admit top 10 percent of students from the state’s public high schools. Texas did that when its colleges couldn’t consider race; South Carolina officials say that’s not their motivation.