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I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black StudentUnion. During her 23 years at the helm, more than $1.25
Students organized Black studentunions demanding more African American studies courses, Black faculty and staff,” says Canton. Canton, who is also an associate professor of history, hired two faculty members in year one. Last year, he hired another faculty person. there were protests on campus.
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Students often encounter barriers when completing enrollment or financial aid forms—such as needing a parent’s Social Security number or financial information. In addition to the space and a full-time coordinator, the MRC will increase its number of peer mentors who offer guidance and support to male students.
“We also talked with other schools who had been through similar tragedies, and they experienced something similar to what we did—that is that many students were feeling strongly that they wanted to come back.” ” “Students will have the entire semester to make that decision,” he added.
[At Georgia] I was largely in charge of … enrollment management and student success. Now I’m provost, so I’m basically overseeing all of those, plus research and faculty development and institutional infrastructure. If it’s not connected to student success, let’s bring it lower on the priority scale.
Get closer to students physically If you can’t bring the student to the financial aid office, maybe you should bring the financial aid office closer to the student. “It spreads just through word of mouth, and the students become ambassadors with people in their cohort to help them fix their money as well.”
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