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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

Academic minors are typically a secondary area of specialization for students. Sometimes, the minor is related to the college academic major; other times, the academic minor is in a different discipline altogether. The research on college minors and their effects on student outcomes is scant if not nonexistent.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

student affairs, academic affairs, foundation, and alumni affairs) that dedicate resources, opportunities, and supports intended to: (a) undo legacies of educational disparities that Black/African American males have historically witnessed and (b) build capacity for students engaged in these communities (i.e.,

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Iowa prepares students to learn

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Then, a few weeks later, students complete an asynchronous “onboarding” course called Success@Iowa , which introduces students to the university, its campus and its resources, among other topics like personal development. How does your institution incorporate self-assessments into its student success efforts?

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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). Near the end of the course, we ask students to reflect on the semester and what they gained from the course.

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Presence | Blog | 4 Ways #SApros Can Help Students Articulate Their Essential Skills to Employers

Modern Campus

As student affairs professionals, we know that college students gain valuable skills and knowledge through participation in co-curricular experiences — such as service-learning, undergraduate research, campus employment, membership in student organizations, and more.

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Presence | Blog | 4 Factors to Consider for Supporting Students in Their 30s, 40s, 50s, & Beyond

Modern Campus

When I first began my student affairs career, I envisioned working with college students of “traditional” ages.