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Austin Community College Bolsters Student Services, Offers Free Food, Housing Services, and Family Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Austin Community College (ACC) will offer free food, housing services, and family support as part of an effort to strengthen student services, KXAN reported. The Care Center in particular will be offering help when it comes to transportation, weekly groceries, and legal aid.

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Advocating Policy, Better Than Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While a lot of this is done on an individual-level by the faculty and staff, policies and procedures can intentionally be set in place to ensure that housing services, student services, campus-involvement, and academic programming is catered to historically underserved students.”

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A fortune in the short-term: Is it time for CE programs to explode?

University Business

Universities that cannot adapt quickly enough to the lifelong education marketplace may fall prey to private training companies, consulting firms and in-house services, suggests the CarringtonCrisp survey. Brooke Elliott, the executive associate dean of academic programs, told AACSB. appeared first on University Business.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A 2022 national report from the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE) notes that community college students often deal with housing insecurity, which was exacerbated by the pandemic — 14% of study respondents were classified as housing insecure. Established housing CMCC opened in 1964.

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As a Student Staff Member, You May Ask, “Why Do We Do Assessment?”

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University housing assessment is a process where the university evaluates and gathers feedback from students about their experiences living on campus. It helps the university make improvements to housing services and. Continue Reading →

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Tired of OPMs? Here are 5 steps to online education independence

University Business

More from UB: A holistic way to look at accessible learning Enhance instructional design services Effective instructional design is crucial for the success of online and hybrid programs. Universities can either outsource program and course development or build in-house services.

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The Ultimate A to Z NYC Student Housing 37-Step Checklist!

Student Housing Works

Well, let’s face it: you’ve got to secure NYC student housing. At Student Housing Works , we’ve helped hundreds of students, grads and interns take care of their NYC student housing…so they can finally enjoy themselves and experience everything the city has to offer. You have to make all of your travel plans.