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Too often in education we think we know what is best for our students. Not often enough do we listen and hear what our students are saying about their education. This collection tries to show more of the student perspective.
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10 ways to help students become “future ready”

10 ways to help students become “future ready” | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Our students' future is an uncertain one. Their workforce will look much different than ours. Here are ways we can help them to be "future ready".
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Mental-health apps: Colleges want students to use them, but there are privacy risks.

Mental-health apps: Colleges want students to use them, but there are privacy risks. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Experts attribute the growth of wellness apps on college campuses to digital-savvy millennials. Yet students may be giving up more information than they realize.
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Food, Housing and Childcare: Colleges Addressing Basic Needs Are Boosting Success

Food, Housing and Childcare: Colleges Addressing Basic Needs Are Boosting Success | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Long Beach, CA—Improving students success won’t hinge on shiny new gadgets or high-tech early alert systems based on AI or big data. Increasingly
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My semester with the snowflakes~ - James Hatch

In May of 2019, at the age of 52, I was accepted to the Eli Whitney student program at Yale University. I am the oldest freshman in the class of 2023. Before I was accepted, I didn’t really know…
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Black Tulane University medical students share photo taken at Whitney Plantation slave cabin

Black Tulane University medical students share photo taken at Whitney Plantation slave cabin | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It’s a striking image: Fifteen black students at Tulane University, all dressed in white lab coats that convey their status as future doctors, line up in front of a symbol of slavery at the Whitney Plantation. They wear expressions of resolve.
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Saying ‘No’ To College

Saying ‘No’ To College | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
College enrollments are down 10% over the past decade. Trust in higher education has fallen as the public has tired of its expensive excesses.
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Success at college is often accompanied by a painful sense of separation from family, friends and community

Success at college is often accompanied by a painful sense of separation from family, friends and community | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Universities need to acknowledge, and try to mitigate, the losses experienced by many upwardly mobile students, argues Jennifer M. Morton
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Advice for College Students Studying Abroad, and Their Parents

Advice for College Students Studying Abroad, and Their Parents | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Students take challenges along when they spend a semester abroad and need to be prepared to take care of themselves in a new setting and a new language.
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Anti-Semitism or Free Speech? College Students Cheer and Fear Trump Order

Anti-Semitism or Free Speech? College Students Cheer and Fear Trump Order | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Students across America wondered whether an executive order targeting anti-Semitism would “backfire” on Jewish students.
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Report: ‘Colleges Need to Better Inform Students of Tradeoffs Between Working and Learning’

Report: ‘Colleges Need to Better Inform Students of Tradeoffs Between Working and Learning’ | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It’s no secret that most people can’t work their way through college anymore. And while many students still juggle a job, a new report highlights wh
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Continuous Learning: A Leader Should Also Be A Student Forever

Continuous Learning: A Leader Should Also Be A Student Forever | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
As leaders, we need to be agile and looking for new innovative ways to solve the same problems. An open mind and curiosity show new perspectives that are necessary for clarity and focused thinking.
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At Japan’s Most Elite University, Just 1 in 5 Students Is a Woman

At Japan’s Most Elite University, Just 1 in 5 Students Is a Woman | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Enrollment of women at the University of Tokyo has remained about 20 percent for years, an imbalance that extends across many top Japanese colleges.
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What Students Want Colleges to Know About How They Learn

What Students Want Colleges to Know About How They Learn | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Even the best instructors may not be able to reach every student. And often that’s because there is a disconnect between what students expect fro
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Don't Let The NYT Fool You! College is Worth It, Necessary, and the Only Major Tool We Have for Combatting Income Inequality

Don't Let The NYT Fool You! College is Worth It, Necessary, and the Only Major Tool We Have for Combatting Income Inequality | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The New York Times today has an article on the “5 Takeaways from the Year in Education.”  While I agree with the other four "trends," I want to respond and offer a rebuttal to #3:  “Declining Faith in Higher Education.” 
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Why ‘worthless’ humanities degrees may set you up for life.

Why ‘worthless’ humanities degrees may set you up for life. | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Why bother with degrees like History or English? Here’s why the liberal arts could leave you better prepared for employment than you think.
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Universities warned over student 'sales pitches'

Universities warned over student 'sales pitches' | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The Office for Students also raises concerns about "conditional unconditional" offers of places.
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How to Help Academically Struggling Students

Steps we need to take.
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Learning for a Living

Learning for a Living | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Learning at work is work, and we can make it easier.
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Please don't make your kids go to uni ... yet

Please don't make your kids go to uni ... yet | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
The advantages of a gap year are many. It may be the reason a student doesn't end up burning out and dropping out of university.
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4 Tips on Applying for Jobs Outside of Academe

4 Tips on Applying for Jobs Outside of Academe | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
What’s most important on a Ph.D.’s application for a tenure-track job might be least important in applying for many nonacademic ones.
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Poorer NSW students study subjects less likely to get them into uni

Poorer NSW students study subjects less likely to get them into uni | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
Some subjects are more likely to get you into university. But more advantaged students access these subjects. This means we have an unequal system.
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VET FEE-HELP unfair debt wiped under redress scheme after vocational college collapse

VET FEE-HELP unfair debt wiped under redress scheme after vocational college collapse | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
When Bianca Hackett's training college collapsed she was left with no diploma and thousands of dollars in debt. Finally she has some redress.
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Stellar standards and a solid support crew

Stellar standards and a solid support crew | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It’s not uncommon for students to have false starts as they navigate the challenging transition from high school to higher education. For Peter Swanton, the road to the perfect degree at ANU included study detours in project management and engineering. But after a long journey, the Kamilaroi man from Mackay will this week graduate, having completed a Bachelor of Science majoring in physics with distinction. And he’s going to revel in the moment.
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How to stay focused, productive and sane in a noisy open-plan office

How to stay focused, productive and sane in a noisy open-plan office | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
While you can't control the design of your office, there are some things you can control, like how you work and how you deal with distraction.
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Tech, mate. PISA throws spotlight on rising teen screen time

Tech, mate. PISA throws spotlight on rising teen screen time | The Student Voice | Scoop.it
It is recommended that young people spend no more than two hours a day sitting in front of a small screen. The PISA test shows students globally spend 3 hours online outside of school - an increase of one hour since 2012.
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