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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. Louden says that their roles as campus leaders positioned them to advocate for their fellow students and the longevity of the institution.

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The Higher Education Business Model is Broken: Bridging the Gap to a New Model

HEPI

This blog was kindly authored by Professor Robert Dover, Interim Dean of the Faculty of Business, Law and Politics, University of Hull. So, how does the sector fix its financial model? Reforms like these require a different operating model, including changes to student finance and recognition.

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Breaking Barriers: The Struggle for Inclusion on Community College Campuses

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wellum points out that many neurodivergent students struggle with advocating for themselves. I would not be where Im at without my support system helping me advocate for myself, Wellum notes. I would say the majority of neurodivergent students, theyve never been taught how to advocate for themselves.

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Why Data Alone Won’t Improve Retention

Faculty Focus

Implement a Customer Service Model: This can significantly enhance student retention by prioritizing personalized, responsive support throughout their academic journey. Conley is an accomplished educator and higher education leader, currently serving as the Dean of Teaching and Learning at Ivy Tech Community College. Dr. Rebecca L.

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3 Questions for the Dean of the Mason Library at Keene State College

Inside Higher Ed

The trends include declining circulation of print materials, increasing demand for streaming services, the role of the library in data stewardship and in supporting open-access publishing, and new models for journal access, such as transformative agreements, among others. Is that latest trend you read about feasible for your library?

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Womanist Ethicist, Theologian Named MLK Professor of Religion and Black Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Emilie Townes comes to Boston University from Vanderbilt University’s Divinity School, where she was dean emerita and the Distinguished Professor of Womanist Ethics and Society. She previously taught at Yale University and Union Theological Seminary. The chair was previously held by longtime STH faculty member Rev.

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Performance-based funding: The new normal or a schtick?

University Business

An increasingly popular tactic is dangling money over the heads of its two- or four-year institutions—or both—through performance-based funding models. Last summer, Texas and Oregon agreed to implement similar models for its two-year institutions.

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