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Webinar: Students Want Mental Health Reform

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The sentiment is notably stronger among students experiencing loneliness, high psychological distress, or those who identify as LGBTQ+, who are more likely to report inadequate mental health support on campus. “We

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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.) Some African American student-athletes said professors, too, cared a lot and helped them with their classes. Community College. Roueche and Margaretta B.

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Diversity at HBCUs Explored at NCAA Inclusion Forum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

INDIANAPOLIS — Despite the growing diversity at higher education institutions across the nation, too many student-athletes still find that they’re the “first” or the “only one” on their team or in their department. The annual NCAA Inclusion Forum convened more than 650 students, faculty, athletic directors, and administrators.

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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., Fifth, engage faculty, both in the decision-making and the integration process to ensure buy-in and strengthen shared governance. within the existing faculty governance structure. within the existing faculty governance structure.

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Students push for election holiday, even during midterms

Inside Higher Ed

For about two weeks, rain or shine, the senior and political science major stood outside between his classes, holding a sign that read, “Tell Temple to Cancel Classes on Election Day,” above a QR code that students could scan with a cellphone to sign his petition. Nationwide Movement.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Department of Education (DOE), at least 25% of full-time equivalent students enrolled must be Hispanic. These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. Hiring practices have been implemented to help attract and retain Hispanic faculty.

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They get additional financial supports such as assistance with fees, stipends each semester, and campus “flex dollars” to spend on food and at the bookstore, says Zelon Crawford, SPS’s senior associate dean of student affairs, who oversees the fellowship program. Graduate and undergraduate degrees are expensive,” Crawford says.