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Finding a Place at an HBCU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Through that work, I noticed we were really in the thick of it, in the weeds of ensuring that Black students at our campus felt welcome and had safe spaces for us that were culturally relevant,” says Hollingsworth. “[At This leaves minority students to have to create “counter-spaces of community,” for themselves, on their own.

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Building Community through Faculty, Staff, and Student Mixers

The Student Affairs Blog

By uniting students, faculty, and staff from various cultural backgrounds, these events aim to build a stronger sense of community across the university. These events provide not just a platform for social interaction but also a space where individuals can feel seen, heard, and valued.

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Impact of the Cost of Living Crisis on Higher Education

Teaching Matters Academic Support

You will see that it’s not really living.” – From a recent report by the Russell Group StudentsUnions. The promise of personal and professional development, developing knowledge of a subject you love, and the prospect of a career in your chosen field have all been strong magnets for students.

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Student-Staff Partnership: Gakuen-sai (Campus Festival)

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

An annual event organised by JSPS in May, called Hanami party (Cherry blossom viewing, which is a traditional Japanese custom). All Japanese studies students and staff are invited and enjoy flowers and picnic in the Meadows. This is the cultural event of the students, by the students, for the students.

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While Some Institutions Choose Police Response, Others Choose to Listen

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brown University and Northwestern University (NU) made concessions to their students to end their encampments. NU has agreed to create a culturally supportive space for Middle East/North African (MENA) and Muslim students. It will also consider more culturally appropriate food in their dining halls.

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Offering academic flexibility after a campus shooting

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“Delaying re-entry after mass violence events can lead to avoidance and disrupt recovery,” he wrote in an email to Inside Higher Ed. She usually goes there every night to get food, but she had eaten elsewhere that evening. From her dorm room window, she saw students rushing away from the building.