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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Curry, who previously served as the Dean of Student Services at Compton College and has been instrumental in the colleges growth, success, and rebuilding, says that his role in this process was to also be courageous. The student housing will also include study areas, lounges and shared kitchens. It gives our students hope.

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LETITIA WILLIAMS

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Letitia Williams Letitia Williams has been named associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Morgan State University in Baltimore. Williams earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of the West Indies, a master’s in education policy and leadership and a Ph.D.

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

About seven years ago, Columbia University welcomed its first HBCU Fellowship cohort, allowing students who had graduated from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to pursue select master’s degrees in the university’s School of Professional Studies (SPS), all the while getting financial, career, and academic support.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

A month after she graduated in 2015 with a bachelor’s degree in history and global culture, she was hired by her alma mater to do just that. Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator.

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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. Transfer and existing Sacramento State students are eligible to apply for spring 2025. ‘If

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

It was a blow to the students, faculty and staff of this private college in Worcester, Mass., which traced its history to the union of Leicester Academy, founded in 1784, and the Becker Business College, which opened in 1887. The two institutions shared both history and a deep connection to the Worcester community.

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

“It makes my heart so happy to know that students with disabilities, like myself, will get the help that we need to be better educated,” said Shawn Aleong, a sophomore at Temple majoring in legal studies and finance. She received her bachelor’s degree in accounting in two years and graduated at the top of her class.