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Fort Lewis College Names First Indigenous Presidential Finalist

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Shotton as the sole finalist for the institution's presidency. If confirmed, Shottona citizen of the Wichita and Affiliated Tribes and a Kiowa and Cheyenne descendantwill become the first Indigenous person to lead the institution.

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Webinar: Students Want Mental Health Reform

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The report also reveals a discrepancy between students’ perception of their school’s values and the actual support they feel is available. of students believe their college acknowledges the impact of mental health on campus, only 60.9% feel their institution is genuinely concerned about students’ mental health.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

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Louden says that their roles as campus leaders positioned them to advocate for their fellow students and the longevity of the institution. I announced at one of our professional development days the need to build student housing, and I think people were like, What is he talking about, he recalls. We just wanted to help.

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Excluding Level 7 modules from the LLE is a huge, missed opportunity

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Michelle Morgan explores the gaps in the Governments Lifelong Learning Entitlement (LLE), questioning why postgraduate taught courses have been left out and what this means for students, universities, and businesses. Dr Michelle Morgan is Dean of Students at the University of East London (UEL).

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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

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Luke Wood “This is one component of a larger effort to increase success rates for Black students,” said Dr. J. Luke Wood, who returned to his alma mater seven months ago to helm the sixth largest institution of the 23-campus CSU system. We’re creating an institution within the institution.”

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Diversity at HBCUs Explored at NCAA Inclusion Forum

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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. All Black students are not the same,” said Frank D.

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Dr. Xavier A. Cole Appointed First Person of Color President of Loyola University New Orleans

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Before Marquette, Cole was vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Washington College and assistant vice president at Loyola University Maryland. “Dr.