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A forgotten minority: Why we must better serve student parents

University Business

Fortunately, I was soon introduced to the colleges Family Resource Center , which offered not only a dedicated lactation room and refrigerator but also parenting groups where my daughter could come with me and mental health services. Sadly, my success story remains somewhat of an anomaly in a system where nearly four million U.S.

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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 2nd Annual SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

The CCAWG has demonstrated a profound commitment to curiosity by developing a flexible definition of co-curricular activities that considers the students role in these experiences. Moore has served as the Executive Director of Health Services at Prairie View A&M University an HBCU in Texas.

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Medical Schools Embrace Efforts Post-Affirmative Action Decision

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Mark Henderson Henderson says the measure definitely influenced the enrollment of “historically excluded groups.” These barriers [to entry] manifest early, prior to even applying to medical school,” says Faiz. Those students’ enrollments went way down, across the system.

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Dining halls can contribute to eating disorders—and recovery

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The university spent two years debating the decision, Brown said, with campus health officials, researchers, parents and students weighing in. Care for students with eating disorders has long been the domain of campus counseling and health services.

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Top Retention Strategies for Diverse Modern Learners

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

How to Attract and Retain a Diverse Student Population The definition of the modern learner has shifted: The nontraditional student is the new traditional student. Mental health services. Offering mental health support services to online students helps them feel connected to the university and motivated to stay in class.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Visualization based on definitions of positive stress, tolerable stress, and toxic stress from the US National Scientific Council on the Developing Child. Additionally, investing in culturally safe, relevant, and responsive mental health services meeting the unique needs of marginalized learners will be critical to address these challenges.

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Trauma Awareness and Compassion: Essential characteristics of educational establishments seeking to address bullying

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In this blog, I present a new definition emerging from recent research on bullying in tertiary education before considering the need for our organisations to become trauma informed and compassionate if we are to address bullying in the educational sector. A paradigm shift: relationships in trauma-informed mental health services.