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New Ways to Support Community College Student Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That’s why researchers at Ithaka S&R found that three in four community college provosts rate student physical and mental health as critical to student success. Please urge community colleges to participate in the first-ever national survey of their health service offerings.

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Applicants have spoken. Will colleges listen? 

University Business

Our recent survey of prospective college students revealed some surprising insights into their expectations and preferences when researching and applying to schools. This support can vary from resources such as front-line support in student service areas like admissions, financial aid, student accounts, advising and registration, and more.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging.

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Which mental health strategies should be embraced—or avoided? Check the data

University Business

Colleges need to leverage data-driven mental health services to cut through the noise and effectively treat their students, wages a new report by the American Council on Education (ACE). Invest in innovative research to address the evidence gaps. Develop and strengthen the networks of practitioners and researchers.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Through partnerships with organizations such as the aerospace and defense technology company Northrop Grumman, EPW is able to offer internships and research opportunities. They can work on their mentor’s already established research project or develop their own.

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“Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it

EAB

Factors Contributing to Move-In Melt Based on our last year’s data, we saw move-in melt primarily happening in two student groups: international students and students without financial aid packages where the enrollment team believes they may be eligible for need-based aid. So, what’s going on with these student populations?

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Studying Medicine in the Caribbean: An SJSM Grad Tells All

Study and Go Abroad

Saad knows just how stress-inducing this process can be, so to help you learn more about what you can expect when applying to med school, program details, financial aid, moving to the Caribbean , and more, he’s shared his experience. Saad: “I started researching medical schools to figure out exactly what they wanted.

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