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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.) Take advantage of the smaller class sizes and controlled environments. Community College. Engage in relationship building. Practice time management.

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New College Programs Support and Mentor First-Generation Students

Insight Into Diversity

Notable examples of such efforts can be found at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and Syracuse University’s Martin J. Whitman School of Management, where each has designed programs tailored to meet the needs of first-generation students. Syracuse University Martin J.

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West Coast campuses hit by heat wave

Inside Higher Ed

Image: A powerful heat wave that began a week ago is forcing colleges and universities across the West Coast to take extra safety precautions, such as providing additional air-conditioned places to study on campus and advising students on how to recognize heat exhaustion.

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It’s official: Joe Paul is named president of the University of Southern Mississippi

University Business

In a swift decision, the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning ended its search for the 11th president of the University of Southern Mississippi by selecting Dr. Joe Paul, who is currently serving as interim president, to fill the role. We will chase audacious goals with passion and persistence. ” Paul, a Bay St.

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students. While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0

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How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity

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Blogs How Change Leadership Propelled University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Journey to Equity Change leadership acts as a vital bridge between intent and action. They integrated equity-minded practices into routine processes, policies, and decision-making, ensuring that the transformation was ingrained in the fabric of the university.

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3 Questions for Sue Lorenson, Vice Dean for Undergraduate Education at Georgetown

Inside Higher Ed

Our jobs necessarily demand that we’re triangulating between students, professors and others (parents, support offices, health providers, etc.) I applied to non-tenure-line teaching positions, linguistics-adjacent orgs and a bunch of university admin jobs. I babysat for the dean of students. Instead, I moved to D.C.

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