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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

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.

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Why a college president wears Chuck Taylors (opinion)

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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. Trending: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 6 In-Article Advertisement High: 9 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 15 Include DNU?:

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

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Now, 70 years later, the new funds will be used to assist current students who can incur higher college-related expenses related to their disability for such things as assistive technology, or note-takers or interpreters, or for housing that can accommodate large medical equipment, among other things. “This is a monumental moment.”

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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Like many institutions aiming to better serve student mental health needs, Wright State University in Ohio is redesigning its counseling center. Wright State dean of students Chris Taylor announced Rando’s termination in a one-paragraph email to the Division of Student Affairs staff on Feb.

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New College Programs Support and Mentor First-Generation Students

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First-Generation Badgers acts as an information hub, coordinating with representatives from a network of offices across the campus, including the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Educational Achievement; Student Affairs; the Center for Academic Excellence in the College of Letters & Science; and the Division of Enrollment Management.

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Students push for election holiday, even during midterms

Inside Higher Ed

“A lot of our students have families, they work and they go to school, so they are busy,” Brandon Shamoun, Wayne State’s coordinator of student engagement in the Dean of Students’ Office, said in a 2020 announcement. “This holiday gives them time to ensure they can go and vote.

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Statehouses support foster youth with college

Inside Higher Ed

“I’ve observed the level of bipartisan support for these issues increasing over the last couple of years, which is really promising,” said Rodd Monts, director of state policy for SchoolHouse Connection, a national nonprofit organization that works to help young people overcome homelessness through education.

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