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Beard Named Interim President at FAMU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He previously served as president of Pasco-Hernando State College, where he also worked as vice president of student development and enrollment management. Timothy Beard has been named interim president of Florida A&M University. Dr. Timothy Beard He is expected to assume the position Aug. 5, pending contract negotiations.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

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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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$2.59M Grant Supports Nurse Training to Support Underserved Patients

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million grant through the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration. “We Students develop competency in leading therapeutic groups, implementing crisis and case management, prescribing psychotropic medications, and conducting psychotherapy.

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Melvin C. Terrell Scholars Dive into Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But this spring, Evans and Cerano, along with three other first-year graduate students in higher education and student affairs from underrepresented backgrounds, presented preliminary research findings at the annual conference organized by NASPA, the leading national organization of student affairs professionals, in Boston.

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NASPA Survey Reveals Further Declines in Campus Mental Health

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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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Report: Caring Campus Program Tied to Increased Connection for Students and Faculty

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“People, in different ways, became less connected, and there were fewer students coming back to college and so on. So I think a lot of institutional leaders have been concerned about making sure students develop that sense of connection. And I think that sense of disconnect due to the pandemic didn't just happen for students.

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Using Cogenerative Dialogues for Learner-Centered Teaching

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My students seemed to either not understand my question or have difficulty with the content. Not surprising, the students in my graduate-level course were wrestling with understanding the content of this complex student development theory.

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