Monthly Archives: September 2015
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5 Tips You Can Use to Become an Academic Entrepreneur
More and more academics are recognizing the potential to supplement their income from higher education positions with out-of-the-box projects and schemes. To try and get to ... -
What teachers need to know about multicultural education
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
HBCU Insights: A social justice toolkit for university administrators
A column by Dr. Larry Walker Throughout their history historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have been incubators for social change. Alumni, faculty and students including ... -
How to help high school students find a career
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, nearly 30 percent of teens and young adults work in the leisure and hospitality industry. While those jobs are ... -
Nation’s oldest HBCU in need of financial help
Cheyney University, this country’s oldest Historically Black college and University (HBCU) needs help financially. According to nonprofitquarterly.org, Cheyney owes the federal government nearly $30 million. “[A] review ... -
Diverse Conversations: Current Issues in Higher Education
With each passing decade, colleges and universities are faced with the task of responding to the spirit of the times. Those that deal with these trends ... -
Empowering Leadership Behavior in Schools: Lessons Learned from the Business Sector
Empowering leadership behavior includes encouraging of self-reward systems, self-leadership, opportunity awareness, participation in goal setting, and independent behavior by followers and group members. In other words, ... -
4 Transformational Leadership Practices That Motivate Teachers
The emotions of teachers are an often ignored, but very important part of a school’s learning climate. With each decision or policy they put in place, ... -
How to Craft a Culturally-Responsive Teaching Approach
As a student-centered instructional method, culturally-responsive teaching is focused on catering to the social, emotional, and educational needs of the student. Among the first goals that ... -
The Private Life of a Teacher: Should It be Grounds for Dismissal?
Contemporary teachers have a tougher time keeping their work and personal lives separate than any of their predecessors. Social media alone has made it almost impossible ...