Mental Health - The Cengage Blog

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Our Students are Anxious: Should We Help?

This post is a modified version of an article that originally appeared on BizCommBuzz. At the beginning of this term, I was notified that I had a disabled student in one...

Women in Higher Education

How To Do It All: Managing your Life and Time as an Instructor

Janet Mizrahi is a continuing lecturer of professional writing at the University of California, Santa Barbara. She is also an author at BizCommBuzz. For instructors, time management is critical. We all...

Teaching Trends

Tips to Manage and Prevent Student Stress During Exams

Tension related to exams can lead to some seriously overwhelmed students. Stress and anxiety are some of the biggest—and most common—obstacles that stand in the way of academic success. According to...

Nontraditional Learning

I’m a Nontraditional Student: What I Wish My Professors Knew

Between 2005 and 2015, colleges and universities saw a 35% increase in the number of nontraditional students aged 25 to 34. By 2020, that figure is predicted to increase to 46%....

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Beyond Tradition: Understanding the Students in Your Classroom Today

Like stressing over finals, lots of things remain a tradition in college—but your students aren’t one of them. Since 1996, student populations have shifted from the fresh-out-of-high-school, full-time-attendee who celebrates dorm...

Career Readiness

How Imposter Syndrome Affects Students—and Instructors

Imposter Syndrome: it’s a buzzword often heard in conversations around career inadequacy or the pursuits of creative types trying to make it in competitive fields. But it doesn’t just affect young...

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