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Study analyzes why college students in counseling withdraw

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Isserles, a professor of sociology at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and author of the book The Costs of Completion: Student Success in Community College ( Johns Hopkins University Press , 2021), questioned whether those numbers would have been higher among students who had not sought counseling.

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Ridgewater announces new DEI director and social justice speaker series open to the public

Ridgewater College

“I will work hard to ensure that each student, employee and community member has a genuine opportunity for participation and success,” Schwandt said. She’ll also advise international students and manage services for military and veteran students. January 25, 11 a.m.-12 The Holocaust,” with survivor Peter Gorog. .-12

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A Life of Ministry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Those credentials catapulted McManus into the world of education, where she has made it her focus and mission to help serve students, particularly those with disabilities. That journey first began at Piedmont Technical College (PTC), a two-year school in Greenwood, South Carolina.