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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Curry, who previously served as the Dean of Student Services at Compton College and has been instrumental in the colleges growth, success, and rebuilding, says that his role in this process was to also be courageous. Its about the absence of opportunity, the absence of safety, the absence of stability, says Louden.

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students. While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0

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Professor's murder on campus raises urgent safety questions

Inside Higher Ed

According to information from the University of Arizona, Dervish was barred from campus in January in relation to student disciplinary proceedings. SDSU said in a statement that Dervish, 46, was first enrolled as a graduate student there in 2018 and last enrolled in the spring of 2020. He left without graduating.

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Its time to talk tech experience and capability

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London (UEL). This piece is a case study of students’ tech experience at UEL. There is a lot of discussion at the moment about AI and how we navigate this use of technology with our students.

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Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI 

Faculty Focus

Be referred to the Dean of Students? Whatever you decide, being upfront about your expectations can foster a culture of trust between you and your students, and it might even deter students from using the tools in ways that you do not allow them to. Will they automatically fail the assignment? oral exam)?

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Getting Through This Together, As We Always Have

The Student Affairs Collective

Currently our Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and her team are navigating the coronavirus and a wildcat strike by graduate students for a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Before that, we were dealing with the Thomas Fire (Dec 2017) and Montecito Mudslide (Jan 2018). That means so much right now to students.

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Five Tips for Writing Academic Integrity Statements in the Age of AI 

Faculty Focus

Be referred to the Dean of Students? Whatever you decide, being upfront about your expectations can foster a culture of trust between you and your students, and it might even deter students from using the tools in ways that you do not allow them to. Will they automatically fail the assignment? oral exam)?

Policy 98