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Community college resource center takes on male retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Students often encounter barriers when completing enrollment or financial aid forms—such as needing a parent’s Social Security number or financial information. In addition to the space and a full-time coordinator, the MRC will increase its number of peer mentors who offer guidance and support to male students.

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10 Steps to Increase Study Abroad Participation

Study Aborad Association

Study abroad fairs allow students to come to one central public location on campus to receive information and ask questions about upcoming programs, which increases the chance of students signing up for a trip. Organize a Faculty Development Workshop. We can help plan, organize, and host your next faculty development workshop.

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NEW Semester Program! Study at the University of Westminster in London

AIFS Abroad

Students can select from a wide range of courses across different academic areas including: Liberal Arts and Social Sciences Business Media Arts and Design Life Sciences Architecture and Cites Computer Science The University of Westminster has world-class facilities including art, design, audio, film and TV studios.

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Boost Higher Ed Enrollment and Graduation Rates – The Power of Student Support and Belonging: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 148 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Elliot Felix

The Change Leader, Inc.

Take a multifaceted approach by creating identity and affinity centers for underserved communities such as LGBTQ+, first-gen, student veterans, and parents. Also important are common spaces like student unions, libraries, and their events and programs, like student support organizations, and peer-to-peer relationships and service delivery.

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Unions organizing in states that lack collective bargaining

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Right-to-work laws mean that even when a union earns official recognition and negotiates a contract with the employer, the workers the union is supposed to represent still don’t have to pay dues supporting it.

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Collegiate Commentary: Five communities created by staff-student projects

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Zon’s (2022) piece around students from the Philosophy Society being involved in widening participation work by delivering workshops to P7 and S2 students is a wonderful example of students taking a lead on traditionally-institution delivered work.