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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Administrators, especially those who work closely with racially minoritized students in various capacities, must play a crucial role in this transition and require adequate support to navigate these changes effectively. These administrators (e.g., Here are four ways that institutions can provide practical support: 1.

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Preserving Progress: Why Transition Reports Matter in ResLife

Roompact

In any professional setting, transitions are inevitable and thats especially true for Residence Life. Especially for entry-level positions, it seems a vast majority either move up, move over to another institution, or move out within about five years.

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What is The Future of RDs? – Ending the Multi-level Marketing Scheme

Roompact

” Guest Post by Hannah Elliott, Residence Life Professional There are plenty of higher-level administrators who began their careers in Higher Education within the idealistic culture of being an impactful student leader and a devoted graduate to. Continue Reading →

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Scheduling Your Way to Success in Residence Life

Roompact

It can quickly feel overwhelming with the various administrative tasks to accomplish each day and week, and with the unexpected items demanding a more urgent response which redirects our focus. As we are [hopefully] settling into the start of our academic years, you may have been noticing some patterns in your calendars and weekly schedules.

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How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors

EAB

These bottom tiers often include scalable, preexisting services that include (but aren’t limited to) advising, residence life, health and fitness, campus ministries, and student groups. Faculty, administrators, and staff also have a role to plan in this aligned model, often simply by doing what they do best.

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Arriving at the University of Edinburgh: Tips from the Study Abroad team

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Royal Scottish Academy photo by Paul Dodds In this post, Lucy Coull, Study Abroad Administrator, shares valuable tips for visiting students to make the most of their study abroad experience at the University of Edinburgh… I’m Lucy, part of the Study Abroad team at The University of Edinburgh, working with incoming visiting students.

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All I Really Need to Know to Be a Professor, I Learned Doing Assessment

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Previous to my assessment role, my experience was solely in residence life and housing. I developed solid administrative and project management skills which I use more frequently than I anticipated. This helped me develop a broad student affairs generalist perspective.