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The Equity Educator - Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title :Assistant Dean for Student Vitality & Career Development and Director of Student Affairs Tenured: No Age: 38 Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing University of Virginia; MBA in Business Administration, Averett University; Ph.D From the age of five, Dr. Angelica Witcher Walker knew she wanted to be a nurse.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Four white peers questioned the student’s belonging to Penn, requested directions from him about the whereabouts of fried chicken, and referred to him as an n-word,” says McMickens, noting that the column inspired a silent student-organized, anti-racism demonstration comprising some 200 students, faculty members, and administrators.

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Dr. Charles “Chipper” Griffith III Appointed Dean of UK's College of Medicine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He previously has served in a number of roles at UK, including vice dean for education, senior associate dean for medical education, associate dean for student affairs, physician, and professor. “Dr. Griffith holds a medical degree from Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a M.S. in public health from UK.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. There, she had opportunities to work with the school’s student affairs division and began to learn that she was “sort of good at that side of the camp,” she says. in higher education and student affairs from CGU.

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NASPA Survey Reveals Further Declines in Campus Mental Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, a new report from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) and UWill, an online counseling platform for colleges and universities, has shown that mental health is continuing to decline. We’ve found that the vast majority of faculty really want to help, but they just don’t know how,” she said.

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They get additional financial supports such as assistance with fees, stipends each semester, and campus “flex dollars” to spend on food and at the bookstore, says Zelon Crawford, SPS’s senior associate dean of student affairs, who oversees the fellowship program. Graduate and undergraduate degrees are expensive,” Crawford says.

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Maslow's Hierarchy in Action: How Student Affairs Can use the Framework for Better Assessment of Wellbeing

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

If students are worried about where their next meal will come from, odds are they are not focused when sitting in class; likewise, if they have to choose between necessary medical care or paying a tuition bill, they may not persist. These are areas where student affairs has the potential to significantly influence sense of belonging.