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At age 12, Freeman Hrabowski marched with Martin Luther King. Now he's president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC), where he works to create an environment that helps under-represented students -- specifically African-American, Latino and low-income learners -- get degrees in math and science. He shares the four pillars of UMBC's approach. [from description]

Produced by the Academic Skills Center at Dartmouth College, this concise video helps students realize the importance of sleep in staying healthy, alert, and involved. It also offers practical perspectives on structuring activities and budgeting time so that sleep can be fully integrated into college life. Dr. Michael J. Sateia, a Dartmouth professor of psychiatry and a pioneer in the field of sleep medicine, explains that sleep influences both short-term and long-term memory processing, making it crucial to the “procedural learning” of academic and athletic success. Meanwhile, Dartmouth faculty and student body members offer their personal and professional testimonials on the value of restful sleep. (12 minutes)

Food insecure students have difficulty focusing. In Albany, New York, Hackett Middle School launched a reduced or free breakfast and lunch program. A majority of students qualify.