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AAC&U Suggests Ways to Align Open Educational Resources and DEI Goals

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A lot of OER initiatives reside within library systems, whereas you might have a vice president for DEI out of the provost’s office or president’s office.” We can’t have the library doing all this OER work when those in DEI don’t know about these initiatives,” she said. “It

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Supporting Neurodivergent College Students with Dr. Liz Norell

Dr. Al Solano

Faculty should assume that the students who do have formal accommodations have jumped through so many hoops to get them, and these accommodations are not giving them a leg up. That's something that I think a lot of faculty don't quite understand because they've never been through this process. It's giving them a fair shot.

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Consolidating touch points for retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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.