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Unapologetic Leadership Thought: Freedom Dreaming

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When addressing students’ basic needs, community colleges would have grocery stores, food pantries, laundry, and shower facilities available to all students, 24/7. Provide academic and student support services to evening and weekend students online and in person.

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Achieving the Dream Releases New Equity Toolkit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Other principles in the toolkit call for efforts such as providing holistic supports for students, designing pedagogy to be aware of and center students’ lived experiences and backgrounds, incorporating input from faculty, staff, and students, and partnering with local communities.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Financial aid, retention, and faculty/staff representation are part of the Seal,” says Dr. Deborah Santiago, co-founder and CEO of Excelencia in Education, who says she is delighted to see institutions with intentional practices actively working toward increasing Latino representation in key positions.

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Maslow's Hierarchy in Action: How Student Affairs Can use the Framework for Better Assessment of Wellbeing

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Here are some ways universities can assess students using Maslow's hierarchy: Assess physiological needs : At the bottom of the pyramid are physiological needs like food, shelter, and sleep. This can include access to affordable healthcare, counseling services, and recreational facilities that promote healthy living.

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Why Grenoble as a Customized Faculty-Led Location

AIFS Abroad

Below are some top reasons why Grenoble would be the perfect location for your customized faculty-led program. Reasonable Program Fees: Customized, faculty-led programs are tailor made according to your curriculum and budget. The post Why Grenoble as a Customized Faculty-Led Location appeared first on AIFS Study Abroad Blog.

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The Ones Too Often Left Behind

The Scholarly Teacher

It is from that very select group that we find college faculty members who are given the opportunity, and responsibility, to teach the next generation of leaders and learners. Building a system such as this has the undesired result of minimizing who in the system will be successful. Consider deadlines that have flexibility.

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College 2023

Confessions of a Community College Dean

In addition to the standard measures of quality—for example, the share of faculty with a terminal degree or library resources—how about the proportion of students who take part in a high-impact practices, the share of faculty who are undergoing professional development in teaching and postgraduation employment and earnings outcomes?