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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

John Hope Franklin Award was created in 2004 to pay tribute to Franklin, a historian, writer, educator, and humanitarian who made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students organized Black student unions demanding more African American studies courses, Black faculty and staff,” says Canton. UF’s African American studies program was started in 1969. In the aftermath of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., there were protests on campus.

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Community college resource center takes on male retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Creating equitable community: QCC has a poor retention rate for its male students and specifically Black male students, Mangino says. Across higher education, female students outnumber their male counterparts 58 percent to 41 percent, according to 2022 data from the National Center for Educational Statistics.

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Therapy mini horses boost student morale

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What’s the need: During finals week each semester, the University of Central Florida receives higher levels of mental health calls to its police department, a consequence of increased stress before exams. Using animals as stress relief is a common practice both inside higher education and out. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Raul Shrivastav’s career in higher education was an accident—kind of. program, he took on more work in graduate-level education. Shrivastav spoke with Inside Higher Ed about the long-term goals of higher education, a holistic approach toward student success and the markers of a successful student.

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Making financial wellness a priority for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

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. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Where should freedom of speech responsibilities in higher education lie?

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by GR Evans Under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act higher education providers and studentsunions will be required to publish Codes of Practice on freedom of speech. He continues to call for the student activists to be punished by the University.