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Reframing Readiness: Through The Cracked Looking Glass: The Framework For Success In Postsecondary Writing As Assessment Model, David Hyman
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The Framework for Success in Postsecondary Writing (Council of Writing Program Administrators, National Council of Teachers of English, and National Writing Project) describes experiences and habits of mind that will equip students for success in college writing. This column highlights examples of the values espoused by the Framework and aims to increase understanding of this statement, advocating for its rich conception of writing.
Gender Bias In Academe: An Annotated Bibliography Of Important Recent Studies, Danica Savonick, Cathy Davidson
Gender Bias In Academe: An Annotated Bibliography Of Important Recent Studies, Danica Savonick, Cathy Davidson
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An annotated bibliography of studies examining the role of gender bias in hiring, promotion and tenure in higher education.
Diversity More Than Race, Gender In Higher Ed., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Diversity More Than Race, Gender In Higher Ed., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
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Most people when talking about diversity think
of matters revolving around race and gender, and
while those are obvious and important topics, the
fact of the matter is that the definition of diversity
is much larger.
Today diversity is seen in two dimensions.
The first one is what is called inherent diversity,
the diversity that is beyond people’s control.
Obviously, these issues include race and gender,
but also include national origin, age, sexual orientation,
disability, religious affiliation and socioeconomic
status. Certainly, you can change your
religious affiliation or socioeconomic status over
time, but being raised in a particular religion or …
Not All Presidential Spouses Are Created Equal., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Not All Presidential Spouses Are Created Equal., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
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One of the individuals who is usually around on campuses but many times is almost “invisible” is the president’s partner. Sometimes they take on major roles for social functions, fundraising, and public relations; others are quite inconspicuous. In some cases, they even get financial compensation for their work. In others, they have to make sacrifices for the wellbeing of their partners.
A new study helps to clarify the role of presidential partners and how they feel about their roles. “The Lives of Presidential Partners in Higher Education Institutions,” published by the University of Minnesota, provides a good understanding.
There Is Proof Diversity Makes Colleges Better., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
There Is Proof Diversity Makes Colleges Better., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
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Since the time of the Civil Rights movement the
issue of diversity has been widely discussed in academia.
First it was considered that institutions of
higher education should increase the participation of
minorities of both faculty and students as a matter of
social justice.
Then came the legal aspect of increasing diversity
when the concept of affirmative action was introduced
in the early 1960s. After President John F. Kennedy
issued an executive order in 1961 that required not to
“discriminate against any employee or applicant for
employment because of race, creed, color, or national
origin" and "take affirmative action to …
Department Chairs Play Key Role In Education., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Department Chairs Play Key Role In Education., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
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In higher education, it has always been said
that the position of departmental chair is one of
the most difficult jobs. Chairs usually take over
the responsibility of managing the affairs of
their academic units without previous in-depth
preparation for the job and do so in a difficult
position where they have to implement policies
and practices from the college and university’s
administration, while having to still deal with
their colleagues on a daily basis.
On top of that they tend to return to the faculty
as another foot soldier after their stint as chair,
having to live with the …
Freedom Of The Press In Danger On Campuses., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Freedom Of The Press In Danger On Campuses., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
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Anybody who has attended college is familiar with
student-run media. From newspapers to radio to even
TV stations, these outlets are oftentimes the main sources
of information to the college community.
They vary in quality and content, with some even
carrying out investigative reporting of their own institutions
and taking critical stances about policies and practices
that, while may seem inconsequential to outsiders,
are crucial to education.
Allen Teaches And Practices The Art Of Translation., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
Allen Teaches And Practices The Art Of Translation., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
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An old Italian adage, “traduttore, traditore,” whose literal translation is “translator, traitor,” has been haunting the world of translation for decades. In fact, translation is a difficult art that not many people fully understand, and there are professors who teach it in college.
One of those professors is Dr. Esther Allen of the Department of Modern Languages and Comparative Literature in the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences at Baruch College of the City University of New York.
College Enrollments Becoming Problematic., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
College Enrollments Becoming Problematic., Aldemaro Romero Jr.
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Enrollment has become the main focus of attention for
higher education administrators. For private institutions
enrollment is the major source of their funding. And due
to diminished support from states, it has also become
the major source of financial support for most public
colleges and universities. This dependence on tuition
wasn’t always so great for public institutions, but is the
result of a process that has been called the privatization
of public higher education.
Two reports that got little attention when published
recently were the Western Interstate Commission on
Higher Education, known as Wiche. This group released
its new projections …
Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide To Lecturing, Presenting, And Engaging Students, Norman Eng
Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide To Lecturing, Presenting, And Engaging Students, Norman Eng
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Your students aren’t reading. They aren’t engaged in class. Getting them to talk is like pulling teeth. Whatever the situation, your reality is not meeting your expectations. Change is needed. But who’s got the time? Or maybe you’re just starting out, and you want to get it right the first time.
If so, Teaching College: The Ultimate Guide to Lecturing, Presenting, and Engaging Students is the blueprint. Written for early career instructors, this easy-to-implement guide teaches you to:
- Think like advertisers to understand your target audience—your students
- Adopt the active learning approach of the best K-12 teachers
- Write a syllabus …
“There Is Nothing Inherently Mysterious About Assistive Technology”: A Qualitative Study About Blind User Experiences In Us Academic Libraries, Adina Mulliken
“There Is Nothing Inherently Mysterious About Assistive Technology”: A Qualitative Study About Blind User Experiences In Us Academic Libraries, Adina Mulliken
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Eighteen academic library users who are blind were interviewed about their experiences with academic libraries and the libraries’ websites using an open-ended questionnaire and recorded telephone interviews. The study approaches these topics from a user-centered perspective, with the idea that blind users themselves can provide particularly reliable insights into the issues and potential solutions that are most critical to them. Most participants used reference librarians’ assistance, and most had positive experiences. High-level screen reader users requested help with specific needs. A larger number of participants reported contacting a librarian because of feeling overwhelmed by the library website. In some cases, …
On The Way To Tenure: Women In The Public Sector At John Jay In Reflections On Academic Lives: Identities, Struggles, And Triumphs In Graduate School And Beyond, Eds, Nicole Elias, Maria J. D’Agostino
On The Way To Tenure: Women In The Public Sector At John Jay In Reflections On Academic Lives: Identities, Struggles, And Triumphs In Graduate School And Beyond, Eds, Nicole Elias, Maria J. D’Agostino
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Online, Blended And Technology-Enhanced Learning: Tools To Facilitate Community College Student Success In The Digitally-Driven Workplace, Dawn Levy
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Community colleges have embraced distance education as a means to provide increased flexibility and access to their large numbers of non-traditional students. Retention rates and student achievement measures alone may not reflect all of the benefits and opportunities that online learning, blended or hybrid learning, and technology enhanced learning may afford these students. Online learning resources should be viewed as a tremendous value added benefit for community college students, not only for the content conveyed, but also for fostering the digital readiness, cultivating the professional personas, and encouraging the self-directed learning needed to succeed in the digitally-driven workplace.
Using Pre-Reading Strategies To Provide Historical Context In A Literature Course, Tisha Ulmer
Using Pre-Reading Strategies To Provide Historical Context In A Literature Course, Tisha Ulmer
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Students find that pre-reading activities which help them make a personal transaction with the past also help them read earlier African American writers with intensified insight.
Reading Effectively Across The Disciplines (Read): A Strategy To Improve Student Success, Juanita But, Pamela Brown, Davida Smyth
Reading Effectively Across The Disciplines (Read): A Strategy To Improve Student Success, Juanita But, Pamela Brown, Davida Smyth
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This paper describes the structure and activities of READ (Reading Effectively Across the Disciplines), a pilot initiative to improve students’ critical reading skills, disciplinary literacy and academic success. READ employs a multimodal design that consists of faculty training in disciplinary literacy instruction and curricular enhancement, development and implementation of active reading assignments and assessments, peer-led team learning, and the dissemination of discipline-specific teaching and learning resources on an Open Lab site to provide an interactive teaching and learning environment for students and faculty. Empirical evidence of the initial effectiveness of the pilot in three gateway courses in Biology, Electromechanical Engineering …
Open Access And The Graduate Author: A Dissertation Anxiety Manual, Jill Cirasella, Polly Thistlethwaite
Open Access And The Graduate Author: A Dissertation Anxiety Manual, Jill Cirasella, Polly Thistlethwaite
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The process of completing a dissertation is stressful—deadlines are scary, editing is hard, formatting is tricky, and defending is terrifying. (And, of course, postgraduate employment is often uncertain.) Now that dissertations are deposited and distributed electronically, students must perform yet another anxiety-inducing task: deciding whether they want to make their dissertations immediately open access (OA) or, at universities that require OA, coming to terms with openness. For some students, mostly in the humanities and some of the social sciences, who hope to transform their dissertations into books, OA has become a bogeyman, a supposed saboteur of book contracts and destroyer …