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Strong Start to Finish Selects ACUE as Service Partner

February 13, 2020
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Start to Finish (SSTF) announced this week a number of Research & Service Partners, including the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE). Collectively, SSTF and its network partners are committed to helping higher education institutions and systems advance... Read more

A Conversation on Student Success: Reimagining Gateway Courses

December 5, 2019
Christine Ferrell
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This video features guest Dr. Rita Cheng, president of Northern Arizona University. Bio 181 at Northern Arizona University used to be known as a “weed out” course, with about 30% of students dropping out. It’s a gateway too—required for... Read more

From “weeding out” to “belonging” at NAU

October 25, 2019
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Ana Araya-Anchetta, Flower Darby, Mar-Elise Hill, Melissa Welker, NAU, Northern Arizona University
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“Our NAU e-Learning Center, and particularly Flower Darby, director of Teaching for Student Success initiatives and our facilitator throughout the ACUE Effective Teaching Practices course, was also instrumental in providing us the pedagogical and instructional design expertise required to... Read more

AASCU 2018: Faculty as the Agents of Change

August 2, 2018
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We frequently talk about student success initiatives as “what” we implement on our campuses to impact student retention and completion and ensure students’ learning leads to meaningful degrees—but what about the “who” behind student success? Read more

Walking a Mile in Our Students’ Shoes

June 6, 2018
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Flower Darby, Northern Arizona University
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Being a ‘student’ again in ACUE’s course allowed me and my faculty peers to gain fresh new insights. We learned a great deal from the concepts and techniques presented in the content-rich modules. However, many of us were transformed... Read more

News Roundup: Teaching Introductory Courses

April 19, 2018
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
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In this week's newsletter, one perspective on which instructors should be teaching introductory courses and ideas for avoiding faculty burnout. Read more

News Roundup: Online Students and Career Services

February 6, 2018
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
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This week, how to build relationships with online students and encouraging students to use career services. Read more

News Roundup: Combating Anonymity in Lectures, Creating a Diverse Faculty

October 2, 2017
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
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In this week's news roundup, a professor suggests methods for mitigating the disconnect some students feel in large lectures, and a university president calls for institutions to create a diverse faculty to better support students' needs. Read more

News Roundup: Accessibility and Closing Gaps in Higher Education

August 20, 2017
Laura Berlinsky-Schine
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This week, educators write about the importance of accessibility and how to work towards closing gaps in higher education. Read more

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