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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Going forward, he anticipates leveraging data and research to inform policy-making about schools and support families from marginalized backgrounds. As an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut, Reid was a McNair Scholar. During that time, he did research on income segregation, which motivated him toward his current focus.

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Time for Action on Off-Campus Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Let them know that the high price of rent is one of the leading contributors to student debt, and that nearly one in two undergraduates struggles with housing insecurity while in school. Whatever your student housing strategy, please make sure that it is tightly connected to your retention, affordability, and equity strategies.

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Rising to the Challenge on Student Basic Needs Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The growth in on-campus support for studentshousing, food, transportation, mental health, childcare, and related needs is both heartening and depressing. On the one hand it’s wonderful to see skilled professionals take to heart the lesson that students are humans first.

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States are stepping up to protect and deliver for borrowers. (Student Borrower Protection Center)

Higher Education Inquirer

It mandates that a multiplier be used to calculate hours worked for adjunct and contingent faculty, qualifying employers certify employment in a timely fashion, and employers and the Maryland ombuds regularly share information on the PSLF program. Clearly, this bill is needed to protect students!

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging. Programming and strategies Since the HSI classification was approved, NAU integrated the work into the university’s strategic plan, “NAU 2025 – Elevating Excellence.”

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Impacting Policy and Creating Greater Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Going forward, he anticipates leveraging data and research to inform policy-making about schools and support families from marginalized backgrounds. As an undergraduate at the University of Connecticut, Reid was a McNair Scholar. During that time, he did research on income segregation, which motivated him toward his current focus.

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Can I Intern Abroad During Junior Year of College? 

AIFS Abroad

Landing an internship as a junior will give you career-focused experience that will inform your college education and help you grow academically and professionally. When you return to your home university, you can then use your internship experience as context to better inform your courses.