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Austin Community College Bolsters Student Services, Offers Free Food, Housing Services, and Family Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Austin Community College (ACC) will offer free food, housing services, and family support as part of an effort to strengthen student services, KXAN reported. The Care Center in particular will be offering help when it comes to transportation, weekly groceries, and legal aid.

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Coconino Community College Partners with Women’s Foundation of the State of Arizona for Free Tuition Pathway for Single Mothers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Program participants will receive an allowance for costs such as living expenses, computer equipment, transportation, and emergency funds. The 11 certificate program options include topics such as graphic and web design and nursing assistant.

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Investing in Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Tying eligibility to participation in its TRIO College Success Program, the scholarship program gives each recipient – a first-generation student – $3,000 a year, renewable for up to two years. So far, the program has served 111 students, says Amanda Nipp, Northeast’s vice president of student services.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges around the country are exploring residential options, developing housing for the first time, or partnering with organizations such as Educational Housing Services (EHS), a New York City nonprofit group that houses students from colleges throughout the city. “As This is a growing interest, it seems, every year.”

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Mark Taylor: Paying it forward on basic needs

Ridgewater College

The website offers resources that help address housing, childcare, transportation, mental health and much more! Ridgewater College also provides an on-campus food pantry for students to use. The Willmar Warrior Pantry is open Monday-Friday 9am-3:30pm and is located in Student Services building A145A.

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Data-Driven Decision Making in Higher Education: Unlocking the Potential of Analytics

Creatrix Campus

By integrating with the Student Information System (SIS), institutions ensure that accurate and up-to-date student records are maintained. This contributes to holistic data management, supporting admissions, enrollment, and student services.

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SCOTUS, Affirmative Action, and the Future of University Diversity: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 174 with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Thomas Parham and Dilcie Perez

The Change Leader, Inc.

Rather than looking to “desegregate buses,” the question should be, “How do we empower the bus to create new modes of transportation?” CSU is striving to create a lifelong relationship with the Black community that starts as early as elementary school with outreach and academic preparation programs and continues after they graduate.