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Webinar: Students Want Mental Health Reform

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Gatto was among a group of panelists to discuss the findings from the study on a webinar held on Thursday. The report also suggests that universities could play a transformative role by providing resources, training, and opportunities for students to learn more about mental health policies and advocacy.

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Emerging Scholars Express Hope, Validation, and Drive During Webinar

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Diverse: Issues In Higher Education's 2024 Emerging Scholars shared sentiments of drive, hope, community, and validation during a webinar Thursday. It's been something that has sustained me in academia, the service work that I do,” said Dr. Melva Treviño Peña, an assistant professor at the University of Rhode Island. “To

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VUU Webinar Discusses NSF Funding and STEM Research at HBCUs

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Federal support, funding opportunities, and advice were the topics of discussion at a Virginia Union University (VUU) webinar about STEM research at Historically Black colleges and Universities (HBCUs). At Tuskegee University, they're conducting integrated STEM research and makerspaces. Dr. James L. Dr. James L.

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Library data is an untapped resource to support student success

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Ahead of the upcoming Kortext spring webinar David Kernohan spoke to panellist and Solent University, Southampton librarian Amy Stubbing about how universities can make better use of library data on student activity The post Library data is an untapped resource to support student success appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Webinar: How to Build Culturally Validating and Affirming Relationships Between Educators and Students

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Building culturally validating and affirming relationships between teachers and students requires plenty of understanding, engagement, changes in behavior, and introspection, according to a webinar held Tuesday by the Equity Assistance Center-South. Educators will do well to also consider students’ parents, he added.

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Webinar: AI Can Bolster DEI Efforts in the Workplace and Education

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Artificial intelligence, if created and implemented responsibly, can help increase diverse, equitable, and inclusive recruitment and retention, DEI specialist Shayne Halls said during a University of Phoenix webinar Thursday. The event took place as part of University of Phoenix's Educational Equity Webinar Series.

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Webinar: Mental Health Equity on Campuses Requires More Extensive Work

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When it comes to improving mental health equity on college campuses, more work just needs to be done, mental health experts said during a webinar Wednesday. Mental health challenges [are] prevalent among students,” said Dr. Swapna Hingwe , associate director of counseling and psychiatric services at Michigan State University.

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