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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As the holidays approach, today’s colleges and universities are increasingly marked by overflowing donation bins containing canned goods collected by every student organization and faculty department to stock the campus food pantry. In many ways, it’s a sign of progress.

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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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Building Community through Faculty, Staff, and Student Mixers

The Student Affairs Blog

The Faculty, Staff & Student Mixers, hosted by The Office of Multicultural Student Affairs (OMSA) are designed to bring together members of VCU’s diverse communities in a welcoming and celebratory environment.

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Hazing prevention and discipline

The Student Affairs Blog

We ask all students, faculty, and staff to carefully review the University’s Hazing Prevention and Discipline policy. Currently the university is investigating allegations that three other registered student organizations, which are not fraternities or sororities, participated in hazing. Sincerely, Charles Klink, Ph.D.

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National Hazing Prevention week

The Student Affairs Blog

Dear students, This week begins the start of National Hazing Prevention week. At VCU, selective organizations are student organizations for which upon invitation for membership, individuals do not automatically become members of the organization and have a period of time between invitation for membership and being initiated into membership.

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How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors

EAB

Putting it together: Aligning campus services with every dimension of student wellness Stepped Care models show us that our non-clinical programs and services have a role to play in supporting student wellbeing , and the Eight Dimensions model gives us a blueprint for doing so in a way that is holistic and grounded in established theory.

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5 Tips for Recruiting and Enrolling Latine/x Students in Your Community College

EAB

Colleges can make progress toward helping students feel they belong in the following ways: Hire diverse staff and faculty. You can also have a member of these programs talk to students during tours, open houses, and student organization fairs. Latine/x students need to see themselves in your materials.