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Care as mattering

Teaching Matters Academic Support

In this extra post, Dr. Omar Kaissi shares an inspiring example of how he incorporated Mattering – ‘the feeling of being recognised and of importance to someone’, into his personal tutor practice to support the mental health and wellbeing of his international students.

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Strategies for Speaking Out

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

My family is deeply Jewish, with both Sephardic and Ashkenazic roots, and taught me the core lessons of tikkun olam (repair the world), tzedakah (create justice), g’milut chasadim (engage in loving kindness), pikuach nefesh (life matters), and ometz lev (courage). I don’t care how much you think they are or want them to be.

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Identities, the Focus of Black Men’s Research Institute Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooms “Black male identities matter greatly in the lived experiences of Black men as their identities impact how they think about themselves and influences their behaviors, actions, performances, and ideologies,” said Brooms. Massey Conference Center last month. Dr. Derrick R.

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Today’s College Students Aren’t Who You Think They Are. Institutions Must Rethink How They Serve Them.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A college education gave Aracely Bahenat access to a career in health care that enabled her to provide a better life for her three sons and escape violent domestic abuse. Eric Bing Secondly, many of today’s students work, care for children, or have other responsibilities.

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Report: College Admissions Culture Stunting Ethical Growth of Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report, titled Turning the Tide, falls under the umbrella of Harvard GSE’s Making Caring Common Project and includes recommendations on how to promote greater ethical engagement among aspiring students, reduce excessive achievement pressure, and level the playing field for students from underrepresented communities.

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UC San Diego Health Receives $2.2 Million Grant to Encourage High Schoolers to Pursue Health Care Careers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million to develop a program to encourage high school students in underrepresented communities to pursue health care careers. They will also encounter topics such as behavioral health, geriatric health, primary care, and general adult medical-surgical care. UC San Diego Health has received $2.2

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Howard University Offers Blueprint to Address Food Insecurity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Howard University, an anchor institution in our nation’s capital, also took strides to address this matter. Our HU Care Cart offers similar items across the university community with the support of student volunteers during campus events and public outreach projects. This initiative grew as we gained new community partners.

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