In 2012, the Obama administration enacted the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program to protect undocumented immigrant youth from
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Student Success Plans: A Hands-On Approach to Academic Intervention
Developmental education seeks to ensure the academic success of various college student cohorts but specifically focuses on the needs of
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Playing Games in the Classroom Can Make Students Smarter
The idea of making learning interesting through our natural human tendency for creative play is a relatively new arrival to
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Conducting Harassment Investigations in Higher Education: How to Ensure a Safe Environment
Universities have a duty to ensure the safety of their students, and they are expected to make sure that no
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Recently Raised School Record and Privacy Issues Implicate FERPA
The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) protects student records but also imposes a number of obligations
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Federal Laws on Service and Assistance Animal Accommodation
The American people are taking the saying “Happiness is a warm puppy,” quite seriously these days. They can also be
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Why We Need To Support Student Veterans
The number of student veterans on campuses has been rising steadily. There were around 500,000 Student Veterans in 2009, who
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One of the biggest challenges that colleges and universities face today is that the number of students who fail to
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Student Leadership Programs for Challenges in the 21st Century!
Institutions of higher studies should consider the development of their students as leaders and offer specific leadership programs facilitating this
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How to Design an Online Student Orientation Course
Let’s consider a scenario. Towards the start of a semester, you have 30 students for your online course. These are
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