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Ep. 83 – Student Mental Health as a Priority in Higher Education with Daniel Eisenberg

Daniel Eisenberg talks about student mental health as to learning, retention, belonging, and the future of universities. ...
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Facing University with a Chronic Illness

Being a college student with a chronic condition can feel like a constant struggle: you against the world. However, when you prioritize developing a balance ...
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Opinion | Receiving and Being Well Received: What Human Element Is in Play in Virtual Life?

Is it possible to look at each other in the virtual world? In remote conferences, we certainly see each other's eyes. But is that a ...

UAM Knowledge: The Importance of Communicating

UAM Knowledge is a platform where the research produced at the Metropolitan Autonomous University (UAM) moves beyond classrooms and laboratories to become stories, analyses, and ...

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Parents overestimate their kid’s performance in math and reading, according to survey

Nine in ten parents think their child is performing at or above grade level in math and reading, but data of the National Assessment of ...

Editors quit math journal and will launch a new, open-access one

The four editors-in-chief of the "Journal of Algebraic Combinatorics" have announced that they will not renew their contract with their publisher, Springer, due to a ...

The digital native is a myth: new paper claims that “information-savvy digital natives do not exist”

A paper published last month in Teaching and Teacher Education claims that the digital native is a myth. The paper presents scientific evidence showing that ...

New study reveals how students respond to alerts and notifications

A new study has found that students have a strong preference to notifications that compare them to peers in their course instead of receiving notifications ...

Chinese tech company Tencent backs Indian startup Byju’s

Tencent, the Chinese tech giant, invests $40 million in the Indian EdTech company Byju's, valuing the startup in $750 million.

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Google donates $50 million to prepare people for the jobs of the future

Google’s philanthropic arm, Google.org, is pledging $50 million over the next two years to fund nonprofits that use technology to equip workers with new skills ...

Carnegie Mellon launches initiative to boost multidisciplinary AI research

Carnegie Mellon University has launched a new initiative that aims to create one of the largest AI research groups in the world. 

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Rochester Institute of Technology receives $1M grant to train deaf and hard-of-hearing undergraduates

The National Institute of General Medical Sciences has awarded Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf with a $1 million grant to ...

What online college students really want: More interaction with peers and teachers

A new survey reveals that fully-online students want more interaction with classmates and instructors. Calling for universities to update strategies to win over students in ...

Minority students complete college at higher rates than thought

A study by the American Council on Education and the Center for Policy Research and Strategy shows that the completion rates for minority students in ...

Sustainable Innovation: Colleges could earn $1M annually with the help of technology-enabled advising tools

Colleges and universities could earn $ 1 million annually by increasing student retention with the help of new educational support tools and approaches that make ...

Southern New Hampshire University launches first phase of initiative for refugees

Southern New Hampshire University announced that it received $10 million from a group of anonymous donors to expand its refugee education program. The funds will ...

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