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Melvin C. Terrell Scholars Dive into Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Delnita Evans dreams of being a dean because she wants to help underrepresented students succeed. “I We weren’t graduating,” said the master’s candidate in higher education student affairs at the Morgan State University School of Education & Urban Studies. I was able to complete proposals that upper administrators complete.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in Higher Education Administration Program at North Carolina Central University, an historically Black university in Durham, North Carolina. McMickens During an interview with Diverse , McMickens recalls an op-ed column written by a Black student in The Daily Pennsylvanian , the University of Pennsylvania student newspaper.

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NASPA Survey Reveals Further Declines in Campus Mental Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the problem, with over 60% of college students meeting the criteria for at least one mental health issue in the 2020-21 school year. The report is based on survey responses from student affairs leaders at over 100 institutions, representing more than 150,000 students. “By

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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Supporting Student Success

This project was particularly important to me because of the impact CliftonStrengths had made in my life and how the tool was being used to support post-secondary studentsdevelopment. This led me to create a UofGH interdepartmental committee to develop a program to meet the needs of our students.

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Team Growth: Get to Know Denecia and Yassine

Campus Groups

Denecia is passionate about student success and experiential learning. She has over 6 years of experience working in student development and has held several roles in this space. This includes Student Life (Mercy College) and Student Development and Campus Life (Berkeley College).

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It’s official: Joe Paul is named president of the University of Southern Mississippi

University Business

.” Paul, a Southern Miss alumnus, retired in 2015 after he served as an administrator in student affairs for the university for more than 40 years. in the administration of higher education from the University of Alabama and was named the Most Outstanding Doctoral Student in the field in 1985. “Dr.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,