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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Curry, who previously served as the Dean of Student Services at Compton College and has been instrumental in the colleges growth, success, and rebuilding, says that his role in this process was to also be courageous. Its about the absence of opportunity, the absence of safety, the absence of stability, says Louden.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2018, the graduation rate for Latine/x students has increased from 24% to 34%. CSUEB’s supportive framework guides Latine/x students from enrollment through graduation, emphasizing culturally informed pedagogy and strong community ties,” says Sandeen. “In

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students. While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0

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Senior director of programs BG Tucker awarded prestigious MACAC Student Service Award

College Forward

College Possible Minnesota’s Senior Director of Programs, BG Tucker, is the newest recipient of the Minnesota Association for College Admission Counseling’s (MACAC) Student Service Award. admissions counseling abroad and moved back to Minnesota in 2018. Clouds University. In 2016, Tucker moved to London to pursue U.S.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 2nd Annual SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Volunteer Service Award Individual award for outstanding service to SAAL in the past year. Moore, PhD, JD, MPH at Prairie View A & M University (HBCU ) Since 2018, Dr. Tondra L. Moore has served as the Executive Director of Health Services at Prairie View A&M University an HBCU in Texas.

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

University Business

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. She was elected to the Academy in 2018 in philosophy/religion and for her work in educational and academic leadership.

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Italy buys hotels to recruit international students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

funds, 40 percent of which is intentionally set apart for southern regions, to triple the number of beds available for out-of-town students, bringing the total nationwide from 40,000 to 105,000 by 2026. “Students need accommodation—this is the first need, and Milan is very, very expensive.