…Classroom: Teaching to Close the Graduation Gap for Minority, First-Generation, and Academically Unprepared Students, released earlier this month. While recognizing that there are no easy answers, I offer ideas that…
A self-compassion practice may sound a bit awkward and uncomfortable, yet research (Neff, et al.) clearly demonstrates that this intervention can support success in our personal, academic, and professional lives….
…particular academic discipline. For example, a health care student may look at the issue of access to clean water and determine that it influences the spread of disease, impacting the…
…evolving to meet the needs of the online classroom. As seen through advertisements for positions such as academic or learning coaches, and student mentors, the list of duties of these…
…that “Given the seductively easy accessibility of masses of unregulated information, it is imperative that students, from the very beginning of their academic careers, adopt a critical approach to information…
…and performance in academic and other settings. Even seemingly small offenses like reminding women of the stereotype that they aren’t mathematically inclined or black people of the stereotype that they…
…on college campuses prove this narrative is a myth. Race still matters. An academic setting, such as a college classroom, should create opportunities for students to engage with these topics…
…every Monday from noon to 2 pm during the 2020-2021 academic year. In my department, Mondays are generally meeting days, and most folks had scheduled afternoon official meetings. I intended…
