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Best for international students: Which colleges ranked the highest?

University Business

Academic acclimation and support : Key elements in this category are virtual office hours with professors, academic writing workshops, dedicated English language support, alumni networking events and an international student advisory board. These activities allow students to build community and celebrate their cultural identities.

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DEI Blog – Being First-Generation: A Challenge & a Gift

College for Creative Study

Each first-gen student has a story worth understanding, sharing, and celebrating. Today I share mine with you. To get some community-building experience, I co-ran a student organization on campus as well. Come find me in the Office of Student Affairs in the Yamasaki building!

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11 Effective Self-Directed Student Fundraiser Project Ideas

Experiential Learning Depot

Students leading the fundraiser can ask students, teachers, parents, and community members for donation items to sell at the rummage sale. A student of mine organized a rummage sale several years ago. Fundraisers aren't easy but are a little more manageable when they're student-led.

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Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data—book review and author Q&A

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

She talks about the cafeteria as a mistaken symbol of all that’s wrong with race on college campuses, and puts to rest the myth that students of color pervasively self-segregate. To the contrary — numerous studies show that students of color interact more across race and have more interracial friendships than White students do.