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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 7, 2024
As mental health becomes a growing key issue for many, college students are stepping up, not only as advocates for their own well-being but also as catalysts for change within their own communities. The report also reveals a discrepancy between students’ perception of their school’s values and the actual support they feel is available.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 31, 2025
During one of these meetings, two students spoke up and shared that they were homeless. This moment inspired Joshua Jackson and Dayshawn Louden, then student leaders at Compton College, to begin campaigning and advocating for student housing and increased basic needs on campus. This was not just about providing resources.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 21, 2024
Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.
Inside Higher Ed
JANUARY 23, 2023
She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. “All of those intersectionalities opened my eyes to a lot of inequity in higher education,” Mora said.
Inside Higher Ed
MARCH 23, 2023
This was especially true when I was hired as acting dean of student affairs at Compton nearly 18 years ago. Back then, I worked directly with students each day. Chuck Taylor All-Star Classics by Converse, to be more specific. Early on, I remember thinking about how important it was to make connections.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 8, 2024
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
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 18, 2022
One of the advantages of rolling out the STAND program at the college has been “students can easily pick up an electronic device, their phone, their tablet, and have mental health care accessible,” which is a major asset during the pandemic, she said. They are coming to campus grieving and with losses and with anxieties.”
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