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Student survey reveals gaps in core academic advising functions

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Locksley Knibbs, lead academic adviser for students studying the natural sciences at Florida Gulf Coast University, knows that advisers take on different roles to serve the whole student: mentor, advocate, mediator, coach. “We advise you based on the curriculum or the degree that you have declared on your record.

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AIMEE LEMRISE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She served as an academic adviser at the university. Aimee Lemrise Aimee Lemrise has been named director of sustainability at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. Lemrise holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in geography and environmental resources at Southern Illinois University Carbondale.

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Black Male Achievers Program Won't Change Name Under Florida's Anti-DEI Law

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Black Male Achievers, a program at Tallahassee Community College that offers mentoring, academic advising, and academic and professional skill development, said they have no plans on changing the name of their program. Tallahassee Community College.

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Survey Teaser: Helping Students Prepare for Life After College

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Survey Teaser: Helping Students Prepare for Life After College colleen.flaherty Tue, 11/21/2023 - 03:00 AM Respondents to the newest Student Voice survey seem to value passion as much as practicality in preparing for a career and expect moderate to high levels of support from professors and academic advisers in this area.

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New Report Paints a Picture of Advising at MSIs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Now, a new report from the Rutgers Center for MSIs has been released to fill that gap, painting a picture of advising at MSIs and offering recommendations for further development. The report is based on questionnaires answered by 32 academic advising leaders from a diverse set of MSIs. Andrew Millin, a Ph.

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What it Means to Sit at the Intersection of Blackness, Queerness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Williams-Goliday has been helping guide students for decades, first as an academic adviser for Eastern Illinois University’s Office of Minority Affairs beginning in 1998. There, she worked with students academically underprepared for college, she says. And from 2002 to 2006, she served as academic adviser for Temple University.

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Working Smarter: Leveraging Digital Tools for Student Advising

The Scholarly Teacher

Academic advising is complex and multifaceted, and yet many faculty advise without much training. Navigating technology can be a very challenging aspect of academic advising. Faculty advisor perspectives of academic advising. Relationship-rich education: How human connections drive success in college.