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How to Encourage Viewpoint Diversity in Classrooms

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Robert Groven, director of the Minnesota Urban Debate League, has been coaching high school debate competitions for more than 30 years, and he’s noticed a marked shift in student behavior in the past decade or so. Deborah Appleman: I [used to be] a high school English teacher, but at Carleton I'm in the educational studies department.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

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Research suggests that high school and university students who employ interdisciplinary approaches tend to achieve as well or better academically (Campbell & Henning, 2010). Faculty development seminars can also be conducted to share best practices in incorporating interdisciplinary knowledge.

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Interdisciplinary Studies: Preparing Students for a Complex World

Faculty Focus

Research suggests that high school and university students who employ interdisciplinary approaches tend to achieve as well or better academically (Campbell & Henning, 2010). Faculty development seminars can also be conducted to share best practices in incorporating interdisciplinary knowledge.

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On the First Day of Class, Begin with Intrigue

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Takayama continues, noting that by and large our students also occupy a liminal space, transitioning between stages, whether that’s from high school to career or one career phase to another. These spaces contain questions that we wish to answer—no, actually, that we feel compelled to answer.

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On the First Day of Class, Begin with Intrigue

Faculty Focus

Takayama continues, noting that by and large our students also occupy a liminal space, transitioning between stages, whether that’s from high school to career or one career phase to another. These spaces contain questions that we wish to answer—no, actually, that we feel compelled to answer.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

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Assistant Vice President, Institutional Strategy & Effectiveness, Mississippi State University University Research Supporting undergraduate research and challenging assumptions R.