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New report says many adjuncts make less than $3,500 per course …
WEBApr 19, 2020 · Nearly a third of the 3,000 adjuncts surveyed for the report earn less than $25,000 a year. That puts them below the federal poverty guideline for a family of four. Another third of respondents make less than $50,000. Per-course pay varies from less than $2,000 to more than $7,000. About 53 percent of respondents make less than $3,500 …
How students want colleges to handle campus safety and security ...
WEBAug 2, 2021 · Seven in 10 say campus police handle safety and security, and about an equal number believe that’s the right move. About one in five students say volunteer mediators or other mental health professionals are part of their institutions’ safety and security teams, but nearly one-third would like them to be. That percentage increases to …
Colleges explore a new three-year bachelor’s degree program
WEBNov 8, 2021 · A New Push to Create a 3-Year Degree Option. Higher education thought leaders and colleges are working together to create a three-year bachelor’s degree program that will offer all the value of a four-year degree—for less cost. By Emma Whitford. Accelerated degree programs have failed to garner enough interest in the past to catch …
Grades Are at the Center of the Student Mental Health Crisis
WEBMar 7, 2022 · The numbers of teens who experienced depression (13 percent of the 12- to 17-year-olds in a 2017 survey) and who have attempted suicide (8.9 percent of those surveyed in ninth through 12th grade in 2019, according to the CDC) are even more troublesome. The statistics on depression, anxiety and suicidal ideation rates among …
Campus parking problems common yet not universal (infographic)
WEBDec 13, 2022 · Common parking complaints include inconvenient parking and a lack of enough parking, plus having to pay for it, particularly if lots and garages feel unsafe or are poorly maintained. As a respondent to a recent Student Voice survey on facilities, a student at a private university in Idaho, noted, “The parking on campus is my least favorite ...
New study explores why people drop out or don't enroll - Inside …
WEBSep 28, 2022 · A new study explores why students drop out of college or choose not to enroll. A new study suggests that students choose to stop out of college and others choose not to enroll in the first place because of a range of “psychographics,” or psychological factors, including doubts about the financial returns of a college education and an ...
Top campus safety and security investments students want
WEBJun 28, 2022 · In the university’s first student-driven campus safety survey, which the student government partnered with campus safety on in early 2022, 81 percent of respondents living in university-owned residence halls reported feeling safe in their area of residence. Mirroring the Student Voice findings reported here, students at Temple say …
The True Purpose of a College Education - Inside Higher Ed
WEBNov 4, 2021 · Create opportunities for your students to experiment with identities and test new ideas with as few constraints and penalties as possible. Foster a responsible independence. Model desired behavior. Nurture an atmosphere of mutual trust and open communication. Provide empathy, support, feedback and guidance as needed.
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