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Empowering Student Success: Fostering Holistic Growth in Higher Education

Symplicity

According to EAB’s recent report on the “ Student Readiness Crisis ,” a majority of today’s students are arriving on campus with lower levels of resilience, time management skills, and self-efficacy than previous generations.

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Beard Named Interim President at FAMU

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He previously served as president of Pasco-Hernando State College, where he also worked as vice president of student development and enrollment management. Timothy Beard has been named interim president of Florida A&M University. Dr. Timothy Beard He is expected to assume the position Aug. 5, pending contract negotiations.

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The #RealCollege Curriculum Masterclass Prepares Faculty and Staff to Holistically Support Student Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab To help mitigate this, Believe in Students developed The #RealCollege Curriculum masterclass, a four-course curriculum sponsored by the ECMC Foundation, Gates Foundation, Imaginable Futures, and Michelson 20MM. On Monday, October 28, Believe in Students is hosting a webinar at 2 p.m.

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$2.59M Grant Supports Nurse Training to Support Underserved Patients

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students develop competency in leading therapeutic groups, implementing crisis and case management, prescribing psychotropic medications, and conducting psychotherapy. The programs are designed to meet the national competencies for PMHNP set forth by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His work in the academy includes various stints in project management, student affairs, development, and fundraising roles at Harvard Medical School, Harvard Graduate School of Education, Tuskegee University, and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund. “He

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Initiative Promotes Financial Literacy by Investing in HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coleman says that the initiative began with a partnership with Braven, a national nonprofit organization that helps college students develop a path to economic mobility. A lack of knowledge of interest rates, student loans, credit scores, and budgeting can result in unnecessary debt or student loan default.

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A Step-by-Step Guide for Teaching a Comprehensive High School Climate Change Unit

Experiential Learning Depot

The bundle’s resources are designed for independent work, with most steps manageable by students on their own. Split Topics into Groups : To save time, divide students into groups to work on different unit topics, then have them share their findings with the class. Students develop these action plans and take real action.