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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

Garret Naiman, associate vice chancellor and dean of students at UC Santa Cruz, believes the director’s position is key to harnessing all the services available to students in need. Of those, 61 have “director” or “assistant director” titles, and 16 are at the dean or assistant dean level.

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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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Students push for election holiday, even during midterms

Inside Higher Ed

Advocates say that having the day off encourages young people not only to vote but also to participate in the election by, say, working at the polls or watching the election results with other students. Plus, supporters argue, it sends a message that the university considers voting and civic engagement high priorities.

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Admins Look to Walk the Walk on Anti-Racism at NCORE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since 2020, it seems as though anyone with any sort of leadership role in higher education has pledged their anti-racism bona fides. These questions provoked some deep uncertainty from Brianne Sanchez, the dean of student success at South Seattle College. But actual anti-racist leadership is a different and trickier matter.

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New College Programs Support and Mentor First-Generation Students

Insight Into Diversity

The weeklong series of events aimed to connect and empower first-generation students was developed through a partnership between Transition & Success Initiatives and the student organization First-Gen Niners. The post New College Programs Support and Mentor First-Generation Students appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

” Rachel Stark, senior associate dean of students, said the donation will allow Temple to financially support more students with disabilities. ” The number of students with disabilities at Temple grew from 50 in 1977 to nearly 3,500 in 2020, according to Snyder.

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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. What the sector experienced (and maybe surprisingly) was a dramatic rise in UK domiciled participation across both full and part-time modes of study in 2020/21 on 2019/20 numbers with an increase in 27.6% part-time).