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Oregon Promise analysis shows four-year colleges lost enrollment to community colleges

A recent analysis of Oregon’s tuition-free community college scholarship found that the program helped increase enrollment at the state’s two-year colleges but shifted students away from public four-year institutions in the first year of its...
USC Board of Trustees to undergo major changes in the wake of recent scandals

Over the past two years, as scandals and controversies have plagued the University of Southern California, the institution’s divided and, some argue, unwieldy Board of Trustees has been afflicted with its own array of problems. While...
Pennsylvania court rules in favor of Bloomsburg U professor fired for sleeping with two students

Bloomsburg University must reinstate a professor it fired in 2017 over sexual relationships he had with two students, according to the appellate Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania. The decision upholds an arbitrator’s earlier order that
Bloomsburg reinstate...
Colleges see rise in popularity for emotional support animals

Most students know the list of items they can’t bring into a university dormitory. They can’t haul in their own beds. They can’t set up a microwave. Candles usually aren’t allowed. The family golden retriever would...
DeVos experiment will open work-study to more private-sector jobs

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said Monday she will launch a pilot program allowing some colleges to use Federal Work-Study benefits for off-campus employment, including apprenticeships and clinical rotations. The experiment delivers, if on a limited scale,...
GOP tax law included surprise tax hike for college students

A provision in the Republican tax law passed in 2017 could actually mean a hike in the tax bill for many low-income families with a student receiving scholarships for college, a top higher ed group...

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10 May

TILT Tip: Ways to Improve Reading Assignment Completion

Around 70% of college students come to class having not competed the reading assignment for the day. How can you improve this statistic in your classroom? Here are a few ideas from Pedagogy Unbound: https://t.co/ZIcp9UuocT

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TILT Tip: Are your tried-and-true teaching strategies working as well as they always have? Or do you find yourself needing to rejuvenate your classroom activities with fresh ideas? Here are six to spark your creativity: https://t.co/iUvvu1iwXD

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8 May

TILT Tip: Making online courses accessible to all learners has been a challenge for many online instructors. Our instructional designers have collaborated with faculty members and used SoftChalk to create accessible online modules. https://t.co/3kq6AlVamu

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7 May

TILT Tip: Knowledge Series - Conclusion
Knowledge starts from small bits of information to complex system of theories and laws, then they are applied to real world scenarios as actions and procedures. (more) https://t.co/SNEJ3tryXg

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