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How to Address the Dearth in Black Male Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The initiative offers scholarships up to $10,000 per academic year, books and support for testing, seminars, professional development, and community service hours. We have an academic adviser. We also have an academic coordinator who coordinates daily activities.

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The Faculty Resource Network of New York University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a scholar engaged in legal research, the law library of New York University School of Law, ranked in the top ten of law schools, affords one bountiful offerings of legal research tools such as HeinOnline, Lexis Plus, VitalLaw, Law Journal Library and Proquest that are not available at primarily undergraduate institutions such as my own.

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What in the World is FYS? Adulting 101, Hiking, and more!

Hope College Network

FYS stands for First Year Seminar. The learning part is a class where these students meet to have difficult conversations about diversity and inclusion within a First Year Seminar structure. All freshmen at Hope take an FYS class in their first semesterbut what actually is FYS? The content of instruction varies per course.

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Empowering Student Success: Enhancing Student Information and Academic Advising

Creatrix Campus

Empowering Student Success: Enhancing Student Information and Academic Advising editor Tue, 03/12/2024 - 03:05 Welcome to our insightful guide, 'Empowering Student Success: Enhancing Student Information and Academic Advising.' Work closely with students to address academic challenges and career goals.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Confessions of a Community College Dean

It took a year for me to make a match, but when I saw an ad for a job as an academic adviser to language and linguistics majors at Georgetown, I immediately knew that I was going to get the job. Twenty-five years later, I’m still at Georgetown, in a much different position, but still working to support student academic life.

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Guiding Students to Overcome Barriers To Student Success In Higher Education With Career Counseling

Creatrix Campus

Academic Counseling Students can maintain focus, and sanity, and stay consistent with their academic objectives by scheduling regular visits with academic counselors. A study by NACADA (National Academic Advising Association) confirms the fact that academic counseling increases students' chances of graduating on time by 15%.

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Connecting Academic and Administrative Services to Drive Student Succes

University Business

It is vital that students are supported academically, but also in understanding and navigating the financial aspects of their higher education journey.