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Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

By Dana M. Grant, DNP, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, Associate Professor, Radford University
The forever changing culture of today must prepare educators with culturally responsive teaching methodology that will establish the relationship between intrinsic motivation and student engaged learning. Application of innovative strategies that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion among the student population provides a student-centered learning environment.

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Schools Facing Financial Difficulties Should Know the ABC Process is an Alternative to Bankruptcy

By Geoffrey L. Berman and Steven L. Victor, Senior Managing Directors, Development Specialists, Inc.
An ABC is a state law process to liquidate the assets of a business. It is not a bankruptcy, as bankruptcy is governed by federal law. The ABC process exists as an alternative to bankruptcy, will help decision makers, with advice from counsel, choose the best path for addressing specific issues as they arise.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Political Outreach and Community Engagement are Key to Demonstrating Your College’s Value

Written from an interview with Joel A. English, Executive Vice President and Kenneth Cooper Alexander, Chancellor, Centura College, Aviation Institute of Maintenance, Tidewater Tech
Career colleges must promote what they are doing on their campuses, and share that message with local, state and federal legislators because those stakeholders have the power to make decisions that impact the sector and students.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Career Colleges use Lessons From Pandemic as They Move to Reopen Campuses in Fall

Written from interviews with career college and university leaders
The pandemic caused career colleges to greatly change their modes of operation and student delivery as the number of COVID-19 cases and deaths increased in 2020. But those colleges and universities are now using the lessons they learned over the last year as they plan to fully reopen their campuses this fall.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Successful Transition to Online Learning Amid a Pandemic

By Holly Puckett DNP, RN, CMSRN, Academic Director, Centra College and Susan Motto Burnette, MSN, RN, RN-BC, Faculty Instructor and Student Health Nurse, Centra College
Readers will learn how a brick and mortar institution successfully switched its mode of delivery from the traditional classroom to the online platform with tips, tricks, and viable resources along with how things are functioning almost one year later.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Campus Directors Mask-UP/Power-UP! COVID-19 and CARES Act

By Cindy R. Chamberlain, Content Specialist, Gurnick Academy
Gurnick Academy campus directors were challenged to find new ways of delivering education in a safe environment. Rather than instruct face-to-face, program directors needed to create both an online teaching environment and virtual lab in conjunction with a safe and thoughtful in-person competency evaluation back at the campus. It was uncharted territory for the educational sector at large, let alone for the campus directors, staff, and faculty.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Campus Screening App, Cleaning Technology Help Bring Stanbridge University Students Safely Back to Campus

Written from an interview with Yasith Weerasuriya, President and CEO, Stanbridge University
Stanbridge University focused on safety when successfully bringing its students back to campus and clinical settings, not only following best practices in social distancing and mask wearing, but also using new technology like NanoSeptic coverings, an IOS/Android campus screening app and more.

Humanity in Our Hands: Educators Embrace Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion