Page 90 – The Cengage Blog

The Skills Students Need to Succeed in the College Success Center

Posted on April 14, 2020 (November 21, 2023) by Michael Britt

top down view of people in graduation caps

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe opportunities in college are endless: from choosing classes, sleep schedules, having a social life, extracurricular activities, you name it! But if managed incorrectly, a student’s college experience can become stressful. With the new College Success Center, Cengage Unlimited student-subscribers can access dozens of skill-based activities to confidently tackle their semester and avoid an overwhelming […]

Cengage Unlimited Explorations: Writing Skills

Posted on April 14, 2020 (November 21, 2023) by Michael Britt

Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Cengage Unlimited Exploration was created by Sandy Keeter—professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. Writing is an important skill for any college student, no matter their major or career goals. Being able to explain something to a friend, customer, instructor, subordinate or boss both verbally and in written […]

Cengage Unlimited Explorations: Employee Skills

Posted on April 14, 2020 (November 21, 2023) by Michael Britt

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThis Cengage Unlimited Exploration was created by Sandy Keeter—professor in the Information Technology Department at Seminole State College in Florida. Career readiness is something we try to infuse into our courses wherever we can so our students can be ready to successfully apply the concepts from class in the real world. Cengage Unlimited includes […]

Cengage Unlimited Explorations: Proper Nutrition

Posted on April 14, 2020 (November 21, 2023) by Michael Britt

Reading Time: 2 minutesUpdated: 9/11/2023 This Unlimited Exploration was created by professor Tracy Daly from Cal State San Marcos, Azusa Pacific University, Miramar College. If your students are taking a Nutrition course and looking for resources to explore specific topics further, here are some nutrition resources I’ve picked from the Cengage Unlimited catalog. Title: Nutrition Concepts […]

Student Perspective: Using the Career Center

Posted on April 14, 2020 (November 21, 2023) by Michael Britt

apprentic chef and master chef review materials together

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy: Andrew Boeres, Wittenberg University student and Cengage intern The majority (77%) of current and former college students, like myself, are worried about having the skills needed for post-graduation in their careers. To reduce this worry, the Cengage Unlimited Career Center can not only help find careers that students want after graduation, but also […]

Professors and Partisanship in Intro to American Politics

Posted on April 10, 2020 (April 3, 2024) by Michael Britt

Image of Elephant and donkey on the US flag

Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University This past spring, I opened my Introduction to American Politics asking my students to come to the first day having read the syllabus and Dr. Seth Masket’s piece in Pacific Standard, “The Crisis in Political Science Education.” Dr. Masket writes: “Professors are increasingly finding that their commitment to non-partisan […]

Introduction to American (Local) Politics

Posted on April 10, 2020 (April 3, 2024) by Michael Britt

Image of someone voting for a plastics ban

Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University In an introductory American Politics class, it can often be difficult to try to fit in local politics, and often times, most textbooks and classes are structured to focus more on national politics and institutions. But local politics is FASCINATING and relevant to students’ lives – on many issues […]

Learning From and About the Tulsa Massacre of 1921

Posted on April 10, 2020 (April 3, 2024) by Michael Britt

Reading Time: 2 minutesAuthor: Emily Farris, Texas Christian University HBO’s Watchmen (a retelling of a 1986 DC Comics series, if you don’t know) might be a surreal and alternative history, but as Matt Miller in Esquire points out, the show opens with a history too few Americans know, the Tulsa Massacre of 1921. The opening episode shows planes dropping […]