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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Central to this national transformation is the innovative Eagle Achievement Center, a comprehensive student success hub located in the schools library that provides integrated academic support, career guidance, and personal development resources. One of the most striking achievements has been the expansion of Coppins academic portfolio.

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Survey: Faculty and Staff Observe Increasing Demand for Mental Health Support Among Online Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mental health services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill. It's not why they chose the online education in the first place.”

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There are financial support programs, including emergency grants, technology loaner programs and device voucher support, which provide students with necessary in-time financial support. CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff.

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Trust and Transparency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To do so, she focused on long-standing issues like program development and student support services, and by the time the Coast Community College District Board of Trustees approved her permanent position, progress was tangible. Alice Martanegara, and she already has many connections with healthcare facilities.

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Native Son Propels Opportunities for Kentucky Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some programs are for academic preparedness, but other programming helps students find their way — building relationships and learning about available support services. From there, she began to work with representatives — faculty and staff — from both two-year and four-year institutions. A framework was built.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions. Dr. Erika D.

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‘Overworked, undercompensated, devalued’: Contingent faculty face tight salaries and job insecurity, report

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They participate in department and faculty meetings and go above and beyond staying for office hours. And as they increasingly make up the majority of your institution’s faculty workforce , their pay, benefits and job security continue to sour. Nearly two-thirds of faculty wish they were full-time.

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