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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0 Even though it was difficult, Johnson said the decision to invest in housing for their students was “so worth it.” More students are actively coming out and asking for help.

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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Former collegiate athlete Yusuf Sabree was a standout student-athlete who currently holds the position of district dean of student services at Wayne County (Mich.) Community College. These student-athletes were also interviewed about the support services that they needed. Recognize opportunity.

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U of South Dakota TRIO program offers first-year experience

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: The University of South Dakota’s TRIO Student Support Services is like all other federally funded TRIO SSS programs in that it serves low-income, first-generation or disabled students. It gives us a common intellectual experience and academic component in providing our services.

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Merging study center increases use, decreases stigmas

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Rochester Institute of Technology shifted its tutoring and support resources from a private space into two study centers, increasing visibility of the services and removing the negative social stigma around receiving help. Click here to submit.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. Emerald Publishing Limited.

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How two-way texting aids in student support and retention

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The communications and marketing office began working with institutional research to launch a series of two-way text messaging pilot programs this past fall. “We ended up partnering with a two-way texting vendor who caters to the higher education sector and works with several other community colleges in our state,” she says.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education.

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