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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union. Department of Defense on science and technology.

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Syracuse Grad Workers Unionize

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“We will negotiate in the spirit of partnership and respect that have been the hallmarks of our labor-management relationships to date,” Ritter wrote. “In the meantime, we remain committed to ensuring a positive, rewarding and successful experience for all our graduate students.

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Making financial wellness a priority for student success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Build up financial literacy Most students don’t think about financial literacy until they’re about to graduate, says Brad Barnett, associate vice president for access and enrollment management and the financial aid director at James Madison University.

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Colleges Are Outsourcing Their Teaching Mission to For-Profit Companies. Is That A Good Thing? (Richard Fossey*)

Higher Education Inquirer

University employees staffed the campus bookstore, ran the student union, and performed janitorial services. National fast-food chains operate stores in countless student unions. Higher Education Inquirer estimates that AP collects about half the revenue from the courses and programs they manage.

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Therapy mini horses boost student morale

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At Fort Wayne, the horses will be available to community members in the student union. At Fort Wayne, McCombs hopes the therapy horses remind students that the university is there for them and wants to support them and their well-being. ” What’s a unique effort to promote student wellness on your campus?

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IU Bloomington provost goes beyond retention for success

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Shrivastav spoke with Inside Higher Ed about the long-term goals of higher education, a holistic approach toward student success and the markers of a successful student. Q: How does managing student success as a provost differ from your focus on it in your prior role? A: It’s a much different, much bigger role. [At

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Temple University leadership is under fire yet again for these 3 reasons

University Business

More than 800 union members (81%) cast a vote of no confidence in their ability to lead one of the state’s leading research universities. In January, Temple’s graduate student union went on its first-ever strike in school history. In addition to the long-term issues, 2023 has been nothing short of a rocky year.