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@ansonmount At night. Alone. And during an Arizona monsoon power outage. Score.

TOMORROW: Episode 9 “All Those Who Wander” Do yourself a favor and watch this one at night. Preferably alone. And be careful of what lurks in the shadows.

Free tuition for Native Americans at Apache College. #freetuition

This May Be the Worst Season of Summer Melt in Memory. Here's How Some Colleges Are Fighting It. chronicle.com/article/this-m… "Melt" is a new term for me, but it's something that community colleges stand to benefit from with good outreach. #firstgen

@insidehighered At my college, an instructor in the "I'll never teach online" camp just told me that her summer online course was the best course she ever taught. It was synchronous with Zoom. And she is a seasoned educator ready to learn new skills to support students.

As colleges head toward the remote fall they dreaded, they must deliver a more compelling learning experience than last spring's bit.ly/2X952i5

This is why schools must nurture students’ critical thinking skills. apple.news/A2F-ObKWSQ9WXl…

Investment in the learning experience is key for a successful fall semester. Which institutions have their priorities straight? #planningforfall #fallsemester

Quite an elevation gain!

This is an opportunity for colleges whose missions serve needy or underrepresented students to attract students that other institutions are not serving.

@_VCopeland @AcademicChatter When I was a Ph.D student at Penn State I was part of the search committee for a tenure track position. It was a valuable experience.

The cuts to full-time, unionized faculty is surprising.

College Students Have Been Stressed Out During the Pandemic. Here’s How It’s Affected Their Mental Health. chronicle.com/article/Colleg… via @chronicle Sadly, there are no easy answers for how to manage so much uncertainty for college students.

Middle States agency will accredit colleges around the country, and the world insidehighered.com/news/2020/07/1… New options for accreditation may prompt colleges to reconsider who they choose to work with.

facebook.com/ApacheCollege/… A belated Independence Day post.

academicimpressions.com/creating-agile… This is certainly new terminology f for me, but it does seem like courses for the all need an "agile" approach in these uncertain times, especially in Arizona.

25% of Colorado State University students are first generation students. This mentoring and leadership program provides support and creates a sense of community. chhs.source.colostate.edu/first-generati… @NAUJacqueline #CCHEcreateit

Affirming the value of degrees for new students: "Raising alarms about the value of college because graduates aren’t able to accumulate wealth more quickly" is like saying "the graduation party was ruined because the champagne wasn’t cold enough." @NAUJacqueline #CCHEcreateit

TRIO provides programs throughout the country to support first generation college students. @NAUJacqueline #CCHEcreateit

Promising but tough road for OER degree pathways - ccdaily.com/2020/02/tough-… Open Educational Resources (or free textbooks) are one way to bring down costs for first generation students. But, full degree programs and not just courses must be designed. @NAUJacqueline #CCHEcreateit

Whisky Knows Her Toys nyti.ms/3bXJ73o As an owner of a border collie rescue, this helps make the case that my Jameson may be smarter than me!

@NAUJacqueline I think that college degrees will still be relevant, but with how quickly technology and globalization are progressing, I don't think we can really fathom what those degrees will look like.

What do you all think?