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Students Sue Yale, Alleges Systemic Discrimination Against Students with Mental Health Disabilities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Then, students who withdraw are barred from visiting campus and campus activities without prior permission, including in-person summer classes open to non-students. Withdrawing students are also required to move out of campus housing in 48 hours. We are also working to increase resources to help students.

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Finding a Place at an HBCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It’s where predominantly white institutions (PWIs) – due to their negligence, conscious or otherwise – center “whiteness” in the campus activities they offer, the music they play, the food they serve, and the artists they hire, Hollingsworth says. Years later, she says she understands that what she was doing has a name.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He entered Morehouse intent on majoring in biology and going on to medical school. You have to believe the process in terms of doing well in your classes, getting involved in campus activities and getting competitive internships.” Eventually with encouragement from his then-girlfriend, now-wife, he became a history major. “We

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Trauma-informed practices in higher education: Building support communities from the topdown

EAB

They advocate for active and inclusive teaching practices to help students feel more connected to their learning, to their peers, and ultimately to their campus. Active learning strategies: Enable thinking and doing in the present moment Encourage collaboration over competition and Build inclusive communities.

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The Role of Title IX in Preventing Sexual Violence

College for Creative Study

It means that any person attending a college that receives financial aid should be free to participate in classes and campus activities without fear of sexual harassment or having to interact with someone that harmed them with sexual violence. So, what does that mean?

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Columbia University’s Interim President Resigns Amid Trump Administration’s Pressure Over Campus Activism

Higher Education Inquirer

Armstrong, who will return to lead the Irving Medical Center, had taken on the interim presidency in a period marked by increasing tensions on campus over political activism and its fallout. We appreciate her service and look forward to her continued contributions to the University.