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Supporting academic community at the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Support

The University’s Student Support Services cover a variety of activities to support the student experience; in other words, sharing or having certain attitudes or interests in common. Scholarships and Student Funding work with The Advice Place, Finance and ACE; the Careers Service works with Student Disability Service , and SRA.

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Ridgewater announces new DEI director and social justice speaker series open to the public

Ridgewater College

In her position, Schwandt will lead a new unit that will incorporate Disability Services, TRiO student support services for underserved populations, and community resources to help meet student basic needs. She’ll also advise international students and manage services for military and veteran students.

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Mini-series: Linking learning and teaching with mental health and wellbeing

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Increasing numbers of students are disclosing to us, prior to arrival, that they have long-term mental health conditions, and so one element of our strategy is to ensure that our support services are sufficiently resourced to meet the needs of students. Jul 3, 2019

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A Life of Ministry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those credentials catapulted McManus into the world of education, where she has made it her focus and mission to help serve students, particularly those with disabilities. There, McManus served as the coordinator of disability support services and worked as a minority retention counselor. “I