Tag: Higher Education
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Could gay-straight alliances reduce school bullying?
Robert Marx, Vanderbilt University and Heather Hensman Kettrey, Vanderbilt University As students across the country zip up their backpacks and get on the bus for the ... -
What schools don’t tell you about campus sexual assault
Andrea A. Curcio, Georgia State University Throughout the summer before my daughter left for college, I repeatedly warned her: never put a glass down at a ... -
4 Random Facts You Didn’t Know About Community College
Ever since their inception, community colleges have been viewed as the step children of higher education. Sure, anyone with a brain knows the important role that ... -
Diverse Conversations: An Online Course to Recruit Online Learners
Massive Open Online Courses are often associated with topics that are normally taught within college classrooms and by college faculty. The untapped potential of MOOCs extends ... -
Missing Men: The Lack of African American Head Coaches in College Football
College football is arguably the most popular sport at the nation’s colleges and universities. Bringing in over $90 million annually in revenue at the highest grossing ... -
Gallup poll: College affordability out of reach
According to a new Gallup-Lumina Foundation poll, many Americans feel that college is no longer affordable. Just 17 percent of white Americans polled believe that “education ... -
The Impact of Emotional Leadership
Emotional Intelligence (EI) in leaders enhances thoughtful choices and unselfishness in their followers. As a result, leaders who are able to identify and manage their emotions ... -
4 Most Important Higher Education Happenings of 2015
2015 was full of activity, good and bad, for higher education. Let’s look back at just a few of this year’s happenings: Are for-profit colleges in ... -
Diverse Conversations: Building the largest diverse campus in the nation
The University of Central Florida may not immediately be associated with being the premier institution of higher education in its state, but that’s all part of ... -
Diversity in College Faculty Just as Important as Student Body
In order for colleges and universities to truly prepare students for the real world, these places of higher learning need to cultivate diverse populations. There is ...
