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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. This allowed students to share their current feelings and experiences. During one of these meetings, two students spoke up and shared that they were homeless.

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Excluding Level 7 modules from the LLE is a huge, missed opportunity

HEPI

Michelle Morgan explores the gaps in the Governments Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), questioning why postgraduate taught courses have been left out and what this means for students, universities, and businesses. Dr Michelle Morgan is Dean of Students at the University of East London (UEL).

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Oberlin Doesn't Have to Pay $36M, at Least for Now

Inside Higher Ed

The case started in 2016, when Allyn Gibson caught three Black Oberlin students stealing wine from Gibson's Bakery, which is located near the college. The students claimed racism.

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Changes in the postgraduate taught landscape in the past 10 years, and things to consider for the next 10.

HEPI

Michelle Morgan , Dean of Students at the University of East London , has kindly authored this HEPI blog. This policy piece has four key interlinking objectives: Considering the changes in postgraduate taught participation (PGT) in the UK across all domiciled groups since 2016/17. part-time).

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

Your students will need you to model the use of the Mindful Learning Framework with consistency to make the choice to build neurological pathways within themselves. Marge Jackson, EdD, is the associate dean of Student Academic Services and an assistant professor of academic strategies at Hillyer College in the University of Hartford.

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

Your students will need you to model the use of the Mindful Learning Framework with consistency to make the choice to build neurological pathways within themselves. Marge Jackson, EdD, is the associate dean of Student Academic Services and an assistant professor of academic strategies at Hillyer College in the University of Hartford.

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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.” . …