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6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023

EAB

6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023. Between a pandemic, a national racial reckoning, and increasing challenges to the higher education business model, student affairs leaders have spent the past few years looking for ways to innovate and collaborate more effectively across the cabinet.

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It may be time to rethink the college minor (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Instead of or in addition to minors, higher education stakeholders may want to consider partnering with employers—both public and private—to create pathways toward certifications specifically designed to help students enter the workforce with higher-paying jobs. It may be time to rethink the college minor.

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Should conferences stay put or relocate? It's complicated.

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” Louisiana’s laws run counter, too, to the values of NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education, which is scheduled to hold its 2025 conference in New Orleans, says Kevin Kruger, its president. But the group won’t be moving its meeting. Census Bureau employment data.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

link] While the literature on twice exceptionality is growing, it often focuses on twice exceptionality generally, overlooking within group differences that may create unique experiences for students. For Black males, academic success has traditionally been met with systemic barriers (i.e., Emerald Publishing Limited.

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Preparing Students for Future Work Using Narrative Approaches

The Scholarly Teacher

Educators, including student affairs professionals, can play important roles as career influencers as students embark on these considerations (Stebleton & Ho, 2023). We encourage educators to modify the writing project to meet the needs of the students, while aligning with the discipline and goals for the course (e.g.,

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Iowa prepares students to learn

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“This lack of guidance affects students’ grades, their retention and their time to graduation, and these impacts are often more pronounced for first-generation and historically underrepresented students.” How does your institution incorporate self-assessments into its student success efforts? Share your story.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It enrolls roughly 43% first-generation Latino students. Excelencia in Education works to advance Latino student success in higher education by promoting Latino student achievement, conducting analysis to inform educational policies and advancing institutional practices.