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Rising to the Challenge on Student Basic Needs Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The growth in on-campus support for studentshousing, food, transportation, mental health, childcare, and related needs is both heartening and depressing. On the one hand it’s wonderful to see skilled professionals take to heart the lesson that students are humans first. Is SNAP enrollment part of the work?

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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It launched a popular Farmer’s Market on campus last year, providing each student with $20 a week to access fresh foods and vegetables. The market regularly draws more than 700 students and plans are underway to build student housing on campus. He says he also wants to build a 24-hour urgent care facility on campus.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hiring practices have been implemented to help attract and retain Hispanic faculty. Current faculty is receiving training and development opportunities so they understand how to fully support Hispanic students. She notes it helps build community.

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10 higher ed podcasts to stream in 2023

EAB

Office Hours : EAB’s in-house podcast features compelling conversations with higher ed leaders in enrollment, institutional research, and financial aid, as well as discussions with EAB’s deep bench of experts. Recent episodes include conversations about the student housing crisis and redefining the value of the college degree.

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Higher ed needs more grit (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

We’re on track to grow our student body from just under 35,000 to 40,000 over the next five years, and we have plans to build 5,000 additional student housing units in the same time frame, transforming what traditionally had been a commuter campus into a campus village. million Utahns for the better.

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12 Groundbreaking Asian Columbians You Should Know

Student Housing Works

From the arts, to engineering, to medical sciences, and every industry in between, our university’s contributions to society would not be the same without these impressive alumni, faculty, staff, and students. And his research on COVID-19 vaccination development has not gone unnoticed. Learn more about her life and legacy here.

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Expanding accessibility on campus for all

University Business

Based on its research, including conversations with students, faculty, and staff, UMW prioritized accessibility improvements with student housing because that would be most impactful for their students and have maximum impact. The University of Mary Washington (UMW) in Fredericksburg, Va.,

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