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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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How to Address the Dearth in Black Male Teachers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The initiative offers scholarships up to $10,000 per academic year, books and support for testing, seminars, professional development, and community service hours. Once we received funding from the state, I was able to collaboratively develop the program,” Strachan said. “We We have an academic adviser.

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What makes it ‘A Beautiful Day in the Burgh’? NACADA’s Theme Explained

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Abby Biernacki Volunteer & Evaluations Co-Chair Academic Adviser, Penn State University (Fayette, the Eberly Campus) The NACADA 2024 Annual Conference is approaching. Join us Oct. 27-30 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for ‘A Beautiful Day in the Burgh.’ What makes it such a beautiful day?

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College cancels classes for career, advising expo

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania hosted a full-day advising and career exploration event in lieu of classes on March 21, giving students an opportunity to access resources and develop their success plans. And, as originally intended, faculty academic advisers were available by appointment to meet with students all day.

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Meaningful Membership: My Path to NACADA Participation

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As a graduate student, I heard it was important to participate in a professional association; however, I was unsure of why and how to do so. I wasn’t a NACADA member my first several years in advising. I immensely enjoyed attending sessions directly related to advising and benefited from connecting with the larger advising community.

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Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division

EAB

Blogs Implementing a caseload management model in a newly centralized division August 9, 2023 Melissa Grant Associate Dean of Advisement, Office of the Provost, Pace University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

ASU has added several Spanish language marketing materials, including an En Espanol section on the university’s website, a comprehensive admissions piece, Spanish campus tours, and multiple recruitment pieces for academic programs. It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students.