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Tag: academic success
News Roundup
UNCC to Host Public Education National Conference
The Urban Education Collaborative at the  University of North Carolina at Charlotte (UNCC) will host the Pursuing Extraordinary Outcomes in Public Education national conference on Oct. 28. The convening will focus on student academic achievement within urban schools. It is open to P-12 educators, postsecondary educators, undergraduate students, graduate students, parents and community members. The theme [âŚ]
September 25, 2019
Sports
Athletics is Educational, Theory Says So
Many faculty and administrators in the academy view athletics as a distraction to the mission of higher education, and athletes as second-tier students. However, the majority of college athletes not only earn their college education in their lectures and labs, but also earn it on the field, in the pool or on the court.
August 29, 2019
Opinion
Smart While Black: How Systems of Bias Reproduce the Racial Status Quo
Measures of school outcomes show Americaâs educational system favors White and Asian children, often failing poor, Black, Latinx and Native American children long before college. Those efforts do not only result from a limited curriculum or lack of instructional rigor for children of color, particularly from poor and working-class communities, they result from concerted, targeted efforts to preserve the most coveted achievements for White children only â even when they do not deserve it.
August 23, 2019
Campus Climate
Impostor Syndrome, Black College Students and How Administrators Can Help
The negative racialized experiences of Black students remain a prevalent yet under-reported issue on college campuses. Several psychological studies suggest that these experiences may cause Black students to question the legitimacy of their success and the extent to which they belong on majority-White college campuses. These aspects of self-doubt are key elements of what is known as the impostor syndrome
July 30, 2019
Students
Academic Success Continues to Rise for NCAA Menâs Basketball Tournament Teams
Graduation rates for African-American Division I menâs basketball student-athletes are rising, but gaps with their White teammates persists.
March 18, 2019
Community Colleges
Inaugural Leadership Conference Empowers Minority Male Students
Santa Monica College recently hosted an inaugural Men of Color Leadership Conference under the theme âAgents of Changeâ to holistically support all minority male students enrolled in the California Community College system. Workshops throughout the conference Friday focused on the menâs academic and post-grad success. There were sessions on leadership development, managing relationships and access [âŚ]
October 16, 2018
Opinion
It is Necessary to Disseminate Multicultural Standards in Higher Education
Multiculturalism intensities the bond of connection that makes all one. Lack of understanding and not knowing the standards that one grew up under or may still be living under can lead to a false image of the individual or their whole culture. This can lead to prejudice, bias and hatred of not only of a person but also all who are of the same nationality.
October 15, 2018
Students
First-Generation University Adult Learners and the Choice of an Online Learning Model
Access, success and affordability of higher education are main topics of discussion among policy makers. The question remains whether or not online education can play a significant role in leveling the playing field and eventually reducing income inequality.
October 1, 2018
Latest News
Power is Theme at Jack Kent Cooke Foundationâs âScholars Weekendâ
For Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) scholars, this yearâs Scholars Weekend from August 2-5 was a place to reaffirm the power of community for the high-achieving, low-income students.
August 6, 2018
Students
How to Make Our Institutions More Accessible
While higher education is abuzz with goals of cultivating greater access and success for historically underrepresented groups, many institutions still engage in practices that work against these goals. If we are truly going to open our doors wider, we canât do so without transforming our own policies and practices.
August 6, 2018
Students
Positioning Ourselves to Support College Success for Males of Color
If we are serious about improving the educational outcomes of males of color throughout the educational pipeline, then we need to change how we see and think about them, how we imagine, believe in and support their possibilities and how we work with them.
July 23, 2018
Opinion
Getting âPhinisheDâ or âFinishEdDâ: Strategies for Future Doctors
The pursuit of a doctoral degree often is an arduous journey with challenges that may include but are not limited to financial limitations, imposter syndrome, standardized test-taking bias or anxiety, academic hazing and various forms of discrimination. Nevertheless, the tam and tassel are worth the hassle,
July 20, 2018
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