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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She taught in the physics section for two years, leaving when she became immersed in her doctoral research. Jackson is a Life Member Emerita of the MIT Corporation (MIT’s board of trustees). Time Magazine once referred to Jackson as “perhaps the ultimate role model for women in science.”

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Eye to the Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is institutional focus on achieving Research One status. Innovative programming continues to grow, and the student body is more diverse than ever. If a student is not meeting certain milestones, someone from Mfume’s office will reach out to the student and help arrange tutoring or other services.

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Career Q&A: UT Knoxville's vice provost for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: Many universities have positions that work closely with student success; sometimes, those positions are vice provosts of academic affairs or are aligned with student life or with enrollment management. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Dining halls can contribute to eating disorders—and recovery

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” The university spent two years debating the decision, Brown said, with campus health officials, researchers, parents and students weighing in. Care for students with eating disorders has long been the domain of campus counseling and health services. “It truly does take a village.”

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Use Social Listening to Inform a Student Journey Map

Campus Sonar

Attend classes Participate in student activities, clubs, athletics Work and do internships Explore the community or region. Read alumni magazines & newsletters Recommend & promote the campus Provide mentorship Provide financial support. Digital content Brochures Newsletters Campus tours Student bloggers. Key Messages.

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City College of San Francisco struggles to heat classrooms

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Lisa Berglund, director of research administration and management at EAB, an education consulting firm, said crises like these are common at colleges and universities, in part because a “huge percentage” of campus buildings were built in the 1960s and ’70s and are now starting to show signs of age.

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What to know about active learning and college student identities

Confessions of a Community College Dean

(And this is only amplified for students with learning disabilities and related conditions, who, again, are already more likely to report mental health struggles as a barrier to academic success.) Which instructional strategies? Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?:

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