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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I thought about how quiet I’d been as an undergrad, and I felt there was something I needed to do and should do at MIT to get more African American and minority students in and to make it more hospitable.” Jackson did that by co-founding the Black Student Union.

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Gunman kills three, injures five at Michigan State

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A gunman shot and killed three students at Michigan State University Monday night. The shooter also injured five students, all of whom were listed in critical condition at a local hospital as of Tuesday morning. Two were killed in the building that houses the College of Social Science and one in the student union.

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Therapy mini horses boost student morale

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Horsing around on campus: UCF elected to bring therapy horses to campus because one staff member was familiar with a local organization, Honey’s Mini Therapy Adventures , which has brought miniature horses into hospitals and nursing homes for emotional care. And they did!”

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Gunman Kills 3 and Injures 5 at Michigan State

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The shooter also injured five people, all of whom were listed in critical condition at a local hospital. Two were killed in the building that houses that College of Social Science and one in the student union. Authorities said the gunman was a 43-year-old with no connection to Michigan State. He shot himself dead, off campus.

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2023 Higher Education Year in Review and 2024 Predictions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 187 with Host Deborah Maue and Guest Dr. Drumm McNaughton

The Change Leader, Inc.

And even in Ohio, just recently with their bringing in a new president, that whole process, I actually had a phone call from a student. The student union wanted to hire me to fix this for them. I always said it was behind that of a hospital, but I’m not so sure anymore. She was in tears about the whole process.