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An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Removing barriers for students to use mental health services is one of the most important goals of college administrations today particularly for students of color and diverse backgrounds. Similar figures were reported among Latinx students.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The path to higher education success has many obstacles and barriers for Latinos across the U.S. The mission of Excelencia in Education, founded in 2004 by Dr. Deborah A. Department of Education, the Upward Bound program works with students from six area high schools that are identified as potential first-generation college students.

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

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Volunteer Service Award Individual award for outstanding service to SAAL in the past year. Together, they sought to create a meaningful impact on students' access to education by integrating assessment tools that center the voices of students who are often underrepresented in discussions of educational equity.

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Ford, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Jillian Saraney, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Key Statement: Service-learning projects designed by students can meet community needs while elevating student learning, engagement, and success by integrating high-impact practices (HIPs) and HIP elements. & Shi, T.

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Wallace State Among Aspen Prize Finalists, Caring Campuses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student success is at the heart of everything we do as a college,” said Wallace State President Dr. Vicki Karolewics. Karolewics said the college’s intentional focus on providing holistic student services, informed and inspired by its work with Caring Campus, has helped it move the needle on student success.

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Professors at University of Illinois at Chicago begin strike

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In a joint statement, Javier Reyes, interim campus chancellor, and Karen Colley, acting provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, wrote that “this work stoppage is disappointing and not in the best interest of the university or our students.

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Applicants have spoken. Will colleges listen? 

University Business

The other key is to create a web experience for prospective students that is clear and easy to navigate. This includes focusing on the content that students are interested in, as well as answering the questions they have. Institutions should also consider how they are presenting students and alumni on their websites.