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Recognizing Great Work in Assessment: 2nd Annual SAAL Awards!

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Equity-Minded Assessment Award Team or individual award for living out the values of equity, diversity, inclusion and social justice and ensuring they are a meaningful part of assessment work. Moore has served as the Executive Director of Health Services at Prairie View A&M University an HBCU in Texas.

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Dr. Roberta Waite

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Roberta Waite is a tenured professor in doctoral nursing and associate dean of Community-Centered Health & Wellness and Academic Integration at Drexel University. Waite’s scholarship and research centers on behavioral health, structural influencers of health and racial justice.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, an HBCU institution, does not have a bachelor’s degree program in public health, it has other programs directly related to public health issues. With health services management they can work as managers in hospitals and in enhancing healthcare access.

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How Community Colleges Fuel Students' Dreams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I would also make therapy and mental health services available year-round, through the summer,” said De Luna. When I went to therapy, I was afraid of the end of the semester because my services would be cut off.” Liann Herder can be reached at lherder@diverseeducation.com.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Social movements and higher education (2010s-present) The past decade has witnessed a surge in activism and social movements on college campuses, reflecting a broader societal shift towards addressing systemic inequalities and advocating for social justice. As Dr. Johnnetta B.

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For example, NowPow helps commuting students tap into community-based resources within walking distance of their homes, such as food pantries and mental health services. This past semester, 95 percent of Dominican’s first-year students received some type of support for basic needs.

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Trauma Awareness and Compassion: Essential characteristics of educational establishments seeking to address bullying

Teaching Matters Academic Support

A paradigm shift: relationships in trauma-informed mental health services. Three Stages of Global Movement Building: Soil, Seed, & Eco-system Activation. Field of the Future Blog. link] Sweeney, A., Kennedy, A., Collinson, L. and Gillard, S. BJPsych Advances , 24 (5), 319–333. link] Tight, M. Tertiary Education and Management , 29.