Community Colleges: How a 21st-Century Environment Helps Students Master Tough Subjects

[THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] #subscribelink [Subscribe Today]( --------------------------------------------------------------- [Subscribe to The Chronicle today to get access to premium content and more.]( Community Colleges Tuesday, May 22, 2018 --------------------------------------------------------------- [Sign up for this newsletter]( This Week’s Highlights --------------------------------------------------------------- [How a 21st-Century Learning Environment Helps Students Master Tough Subjects]( By Julia Schmalz In Austin Community College’s ACCelerator, which opened in 2014 in a former shopping mall, instructors work with small groups of students, at their own pace. [How Our Obsession With College Prep Hurts Kids]( [premium] By Scott Carlson Making them regurgitate facts and study subjects like calculus, which colleges want to see, doesn’t prepare them for the world, says the education reformer Ted Dintersmith. [What a Controversy Over an App Tells Us About How Students Learn Now]( [premium] By Emma Kerr Texas Christian University students were accused of academic misconduct. But the episode may say even more about professors’ teaching and assessment. [New Evidence Adds to Troubling Picture for Black Borrowers of Student Loans]( By Beckie Supiano Analyses show that at both graduate and undergraduate levels, the debt burden has grown significantly greater for black students. [‘Higher Education’ Isn’t So Popular, Poll Finds, but Local Colleges Get Lots of Love]( By Eric Kelderman Democrats and Republicans both see a need for improvements in higher education. But they also really like their local colleges and universities. [A Texas Campus, Plagued by Hate Groups and Rocked by Protest, Struggles to Heal]( [premium] By Katherine Mangan Texas State University has been a hotbed of racial unrest over the past few years. The administration is increasing its efforts to make sure that everyone there feels safe. [The Future of Learning and How It Could Change Your Classroom]( A Chronicle reporter shares lessons for professors from her new report. [Colleges Need to Prepare for the Future of Learning. Here’s How to Give All Students a Shot at Success.]( Campus leaders are under pressure to modernize the educational experience, using technology and learning science to improve results. Our new report on the future of learning can help you innovate. Buy a copy in the Chronicle Store. Views --------------------------------------------------------------- [Give Students More Options When They Have to Take Your Course]( By David Gooblar Motivation is key to their success. When we give them choices, we benefit as much as they do. [How Design Can Improve Retention at Black Colleges]( By Warren Williams Spaces where people can connect with one another are especially valuable at community-focused HBCUs. [You’re Not Just Leaving Academe, You’re Leaving Your Students]( By Erin Bartram The permanent departure of a faculty member, contingent or otherwise, has real implications for undergraduates. [Hosting a Homeless Encampment Changed Our University]( [premium] By Karen A. Snedker and Jennifer McKinney For three months, Seattle Pacific University welcomed people who are homeless to the campus. Here’s what professors and students learned. [View the Latest Jobs in Higher Education]( Job Opportunities --------------------------------------------------------------- [Executive Director of Marketing]( Iowa Lakes Community College Iowa, United States [Dean of Career Education]( Northwest Florida State College Florida, United States [Dean of Guided Pathways for Student Success]( Lake Land College Illinois, United States Tools & Resources --------------------------------------------------------------- [Need support navigating your career in higher ed?]( View our popular webinars: [Negotiating an Academic Job Offer]( [Acing the Academic Interview]( [And more!]( [THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION] 1255 Twenty-Third St., N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 [Like us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Add us on Google+](chroniclehighereducation/posts?elqTrackId=a79d22e0be9544d6a5ae7be6558eaac8&elq=61e50c9c45044055a6348d30abc00737&elqaid=19181&elqat=1&elqCampaignId=8701) [Subscribe Today]( Get the insight you need for success in academe. [Stop receiving this newsletter]( Copyright © 2018 The Chronicle of Higher Education