Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2025

Incarceration is not an individual experienceits a collective trauma that extends into our classrooms, campuses, and student services. That staggering figure should force us to reflect on how many students are directly impacted and how many might be silent about it. Finally, listen to students. Nearly 1 in 2 U.S.

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Food Consulting Financial Aid Student Services 278

Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 21, 2023

These colleges and their certification advocates argue that certification not only readily equips students with the real-world skills to transition successfully to their first job post but also addresses many of the equity concerns colleges face by validating the idea that all forms of learning are valued, including forms of skilled labor.

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IT Academic Advising Industry Higher Education 130

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

What’s the sitch: RIT offers a variety of services across campus as part of its Academic Success Center, including academic coaching and Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) advisers, among other help. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Student Affairs Support Services Management Higher Education 98

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

A more recent trend is consolidating student services related to academics or health and wellness into a larger office or building. Tutoring, library resources, academic advising and career services are smushed together, and counseling, disability services, medical centers and student care teams are sharing space more than ever before.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 7, 2023

I didn’t know about this thing called Student Affairs just yet, but I knew [there was] a way that I could work at a college and sort of do for other students—particularly first-gen, BIPOC students and Pell Grant students—what others had done for me. No In-Article Careers: 6

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 23, 2023

Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator. She was later promoted to basic needs coordinator in 2017, which she says was an acknowledgment of the growing needs of students and an expansion and evolution of efforts to address them.

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Food Administration Financial Aid Community College 119

Campus Groups

AUGUST 2, 2022

We know how critical the fall is for student engagement. It is when new students immerse themselves in college life and returning students renew with campus activities and traditions. This article outlines 5 student engagement strategies for the fall.

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