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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. This allowed students to share their current feelings and experiences. During one of these meetings, two students spoke up and shared that they were homeless. Compton is the model for that.

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President moves: Recent resignations show 3 reasons why a leader steps down

University Business

His last academic appointment was at Mercy from 2017 to 2020 as the vice president of academic affairs. Ward will be remembered for developing a more holistic student experience by overseeing the creation of a new student services department and reorganizing the school curriculum, Iowa Capital Dispatch reports.

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Tennessee State cites past underfunding as cause of problems

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: An enrollment surge at Tennessee State University combined with a lack of student housing led to a scathing comptroller’s report calling for a change in the historically Black university’s leadership. million in institutional plant fund reserves and the rest from student housing fees, according to the report.