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Therapy mini horses boost student morale

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Using animals as stress relief is a common practice both inside higher education and out. At Northwestern University, students can often be competitive or high achievers, creating a tense campus culture or one that does not stop to take breaks, says Tracey Gibson-Jackson, director of student organizations and activities.

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Our LGBTQ students’ lives and well-being are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help

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Our LGBTQ students’ lives and wellbeing are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. The statistics are a harrowing call to action.

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Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data—book review and author Q&A

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

Park, an associate professor at the University of Maryland College Park, puts a broader conversation on the public discourse about race and diversity on higher education campuses in this book, and challenges pervasive myths on how race works in higher education. Universities have also changed how they serve diverse student bodies.”.

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While Some Institutions Choose Police Response, Others Choose to Listen

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Footage has been captured of police using tear gas and physical force against these students. Injured students have posted selfies on their social media of wounds inflicted by rubber bullets. Forty students were arrested during a sit-in of the administration building here [on Nov. Student activists are limited by time.