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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

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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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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. There, she had opportunities to work with the school’s student affairs division and began to learn that she was “sort of good at that side of the camp,” she says. in higher education and student affairs from CGU.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

African American males and collegiate sports continue to be a topic of debate 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.) The Roueche Center Forum is co-edited by Drs.

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

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” Rachel Stark, senior associate dean of students, said the donation will allow Temple to financially support more students with disabilities. million for scholarships for students with disabilities since 1981. Newcombe, who valued higher education, was unable to attend college because of a visual impairment.

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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.

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Board of Trustees drives dramatic change at Idaho college

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Another resident asked trustees not to punish NIC for “the sins” of other colleges, an apparent nod to the broader conservative backlash against liberal higher education. “We don’t have a bunch of communists or anti-Christian people on staff at North Idaho College. The Lawsuits. Is this diversity newsletter?:

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Achieving HSI status Larry Eby Larry Eby, executive director of advancement at Goldey-Beacom College (GBC) in Delaware, said several years ago the college’s admissions office saw there was a rising number of Hispanic students pursuing higher education.