Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 15, 2023

Saleema is one of more than 126,000 students, including nearly 17,000 refugees, studying at this tuition-free, nonprofit online university with an all-volunteer faculty. Nearly a third (30 percent) of the faculty is Black, according to the institution. To this end, all UoPeople faculty members are unpaid volunteers.

Higher Education 107

Higher Education Faculty Admissions Education 107

EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

Many are not doing well mentally or emotionally, and these big changes are readily apparent to faculty reporting ‘ stunning’ levels of disconnection and disengagement in their courses. Mental health recovery has been slow. This gives us a strong signal that the elevated mental health challenges go far beyond COVID.

Budget and Finance Management 75

Budget and Finance Management Fundraising Health Services Student Affairs 75

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

For example, NowPow helps commuting students tap into community-based resources within walking distance of their homes, such as food pantries and mental health services. From 2021–22, the Pillars Scholars program helped increase Dominican’s retention of African American students by 30 percent. Share here.

Food 98

Food Social Justice Transportation Health Services 98

Supporting Student Success

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

Detailed statistics and additional information on methodology can be reviewed within my complete dissertation (available on request, or through the University of Toronto thesis repository in summer 2021). This can include institutionally (faculty / staff) supported student groups (e.g. Shifting Cultures: Broad Awareness.

Research 130

Research Utilities Student Affairs Recruitment 130

EAB

MAY 2, 2023

EAB’s Katie Herrmann is joined by Dr. Carl Dindo, the Director of Campus Health Services for Northern Arizona University, to discuss innovative approaches to meeting student mental health needs. Prior to and across the pandemic mental health concerns among adolescents were progressively rising.

Student Affairs 97

Student Affairs Health Services Management Utilities 97

Confessions of a Community College Dean

DECEMBER 19, 2022

"I know this past week has been deeply disturbing and unsettling to our students, faculty and staff," President Gayle E. But he entered into a settlement with the university in 2020 suspending him for part of the spring 2021 term. Hutchinson said in a campus memo last week, speaking to widespread concern over the case.

Faculty 137

Faculty Title IX Consulting Administration 137

Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Image: After four years at Princeton University, Avina Ross left her job in September 2021. Ross, who is Black and has a doctorate in social work, was hired by Princeton’s health services department in part to provide a culturally sensitive approach to violence prevention and support for sexual abuse survivors.

DEI 117

DEI Higher Education Administration Faculty 117