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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After years of developing student supports, three of the four institutions featured in this article recently received HSI designation and the fourth is moving toward designation. Dr. Justin Jernigan, dean of student success at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), said the plan to pursue HSI status, announced in 2022, was intentional.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) There was a strong sense of motivation among African American student-athletes to reach their ultimate goal – an athletic scholarship to a four-year institution.

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Nation’s First-Ever Black Honors College Hopes to Inspire Others

Insight Into Diversity

Accepted students will have access to scholarships, campus housing, dedicated counselors and advisors, and distinguished recognition upon completion of their degree program. The fall 2024 application is open to incoming first-year students. ‘If We’re expecting excellence of you, but that’s because we know you can achieve it.”

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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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Remembering Dr. Lee Noel

Helix Education

He began his career in higher education at Illinois State as the assistant dean of students and financial aid administrator, and in 1963, became the associate executive director of the Illinois State Scholarship Commission.

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Commission for Assessment and Evaluation Directorate Board Candidates

ACPA

My journey in student affairs assessment began over a decade ago, when, as a graduate student, I received a scholarship to attend the ACPA Assessment Institute. This experience sparked my passion for addressing equity gaps in student access, learning, development, and experiences.

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Statehouses support foster youth with college

Inside Higher Ed

” Some recent efforts to help these students have involved increased funding in the form of state grants for foster youth attending college. Students may also qualify for federal education and training voucher assistance , but these grants may not add up to the full cost of attending college, advocates say.

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