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Merging study center increases use, decreases stigmas

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Breaking it down: While most colleges offer a plethora of resources for their students to achieve academic success, they’re scattered across locations at different times, making it inefficient or confusing for students, Dornsife says. Click here to submit. Is this diversity newsletter?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Some of the data used to make decisions came from needs surveys, student satisfaction survey[s], usage tracking programs, freshman introductory course data, and anecdotal stories shared by ASU staff and faculty. These data-driven decisions allow us to refine efforts to better serve our student population.”

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

And she used her visibility as a student leader to advocate for more support services for undocumented and low-income students. Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Wright State dean of students Chris Taylor announced Rando’s termination in a one-paragraph email to the Division of Student Affairs staff on Feb. Is this diversity newsletter?: Newsletter Order: 0 Disable left side advertisement?: Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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New presidents or provosts: Emporia Fayetteville Halifax Lamar NNMC Northridge St. Lawrence Sul Ross Waubonsee WMU

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Patrena Benton Elliott , vice president of instruction and student support services at Robeson Community College, in North Carolina, has been appointed president of Halifax Community College, also in North Carolina. Hector Balderas , attorney general of New Mexico, has been chosen as president of Northern New Mexico College.

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A Life of Ministry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McManus graduated valedictorian of her high school and went on to Clemson University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in special education and a master’s degree in counseling with an emphasis in student affairs. There, McManus served as the coordinator of disability support services and worked as a minority retention counselor. “I

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Emphasizing 'Purpose' Among Leadership Facing Diversity Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“There are lots of barriers including financial ones, but the really big one is, can students even see themselves in the path to attending a higher ed institution.” She explains that, given the decline, support services are being scaled back in many states at a time when they are needed more than ever. “I