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This story was originally published in our April issue of The DN magazine. Read the intro here, and pick up a copy on stands now. Prior to March 2020, remote learning was unknown to many students at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Now, the current online environment has affected the majority of students and faculty, some of whom live outside of the Lincoln area.  Rita Shmakova, a journalism and mass communications graduate student, said she has had an unusual experience as a UNL student because she lives in Russia. Shmakova said she was excited when she was admitted to UNL and was p...

In April of 2021, a simple Google search for “Online Teaching Tips” yields more than half a billion results. Half a billion resources offering tips, tricks, guidance and expertise to educators who are eager to meet their students’ needs amidst very demanding circumstances. And while today’s unprecedented levels of educational challenge may merit equally unprecedented levels of teacher support, it can be hard to know where to begin—or even who to trust, as education experts proliferate and teachers’ time remains scarce. Though the sheer volume of educational ad...

Thoughts on Adventist Higher Education — Part 1 Written by:  The most important question Adventist Higher Education can ask is, “What should be our primary definition of success?”[1] Everything depends on the answer. There are many different responses that Adventist colleges and universities could give: Enrollment Percent who get jobs in their major after graduation Percent who go on to get advanced degrees Student/teacher ratios Number of scholarships and subsidies provided Number of professors with doctorates Amount of research being done Unfortunately, none of these provides an ade...

Enlightened by Experience Tulane is a powerful, unique and transformative community; the Tulane experience binds us together and creates a deep sense of connection that transcends generations, backgrounds and areas of study. We foster exploration and innovation, embrace our differences and build meaningful lives. Space Explorer DOUGLAS G. HURLEY, who graduated from Tulane’s School of Engineering with a degree in civil engineering in 1988, is one of two astronauts who flew the Demo-2 mission on SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spacecraft on May 30, the first crewed flight for that vehicle and part of ...