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Boston University Launches LGBTQ+ Center

Insight Into Diversity

The new center, tentatively named the LGBTQIA+ Student Resource Center, will serve as a community hub and will enable LGBTQ+ students to access leadership and career workshops, alumni mentorship opportunities, events, and more.

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New College Programs Support and Mentor First-Generation Students

Insight Into Diversity

In response to increased enrollment of first-generation students , colleges are actively creating programs and forging partnerships designed to build community while providing support through mentorship, resources, and special events. Syracuse University Martin J.

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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.) Life events prior to becoming athletes varied among participants. Community College. Take advantage of the smaller class sizes and controlled environments.

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Press Release: ACPA Renames Professional Development Event to the Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring SSAOs

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His career in higher education spans his first role as a research assistant in the Office of Minority Student Affairs at Florida State University in 1977 until his retirement in 2016 as the Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students at the University of Oregon.

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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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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 Throughout the year, we try to organize events for students.”

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The Mindful Learning Framework

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In this lesson, have your students take the Positivity Test in Barbara Fredrikson’s book Positivity. This test will push your students to think about how they perceive events in their lives. One of the ways for students to initiate positive thinking is to find positive meaning in the events in their life through daily practice.