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Supporting Ukrainian and Other Refugee Students
February 13, 2023 – 6 minute read The devastating images of the Russian invasion of Ukraine may appear distant as one watches the tragic scenes of…
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Servant Leadership – A Perspective
“If anyone wants to be first, he shall be last of all and servant of all.” (Mark 9:35) The Mission of Concordia’s Servant Leadership Institute is…
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Preparing Pre-Service Teachers for Social Emotional Learning
In 1994, Daniel Goleman, Eileen Growald, and a team of dedicated professionals joined forces to address an aspect of human development missing from educational settings.…
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Organizational Change in Theory and Practice
July 07, 2022 – 8 minute read There are nearly as many theories of change as there are theories of leadership, ranging from anachronous armchair advice…
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Mighty Metacognition
July 11, 2023 – 6 minute read For nearly four decades, research has documented the importance of metacognition in the learning process, however little attention has…
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Listen more, talk less.
December 20, 2022 – 4 minute read There are so many lessons to learn as educational leaders, but the most important is always this: Listen more,…
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At-Risk Students: Success and Interventions
January 30, 2023 – 7 minute read An at-risk student is a student who is at risk of not meeting academic or social expectations or of…
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Applying Practical and Pre-Assessment Practices
March 14, 2019 – 3 minute read Teachers seek a wide variety of information about their students in the first few weeks of the school year.…
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Redefining Beauty
Sarah Dubbeldam ’05, a former catalog model for brands like Target and Crocs, wanted to promote positive body images and lifestyle habits for women. She…
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Transhumanism 101 – Eternal Life
July 01, 2016 – 7 minute read Occasionally, I’ll get a song stuck in my head for no reason…it barges into my brain and before I…
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Value Expert
September 01, 2019 – 8 minute read Russell Mangum was heading into a career in police work, but instead found his stride as an economist giving…
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Science Professor John Kenney Retires
July 18, 2023 – 8 minute read TRIBUTES ARE POURING IN as beloved science professor, visionary, and legendary grant-writer John Kenney announced his retirement after 22…
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Mobile Touch Tanks Powered by New Grant
September 29, 2017 – 2 minute read Sean Bignami, biology professor at Concordia University Irvine, won a nearly $12,000 grant funded by fees from “whale tail”…
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First-Generation American Leads New Initiative to Help Hispanic Students in STEM Fields
April 03, 2024 – 3 minute read Dr. Iris Mowgood, the new director of Concordia’s “Valerosos y Curiosos” (“Courageous and Curious”) HSI STEM Emerging Scientist Program, comes…
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Why Does the Reformation Still Matter?
March 01, 2017 – 6 minute read As the world celebrates the 500th anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, Concordia University Irvine professors took a moment to…
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We are Beggars. This is True
October 13, 2017 – 1 minute read Luther wrote many things during his career. His final word was a short note in which he wrote briefly…