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Austin Community College Bolsters Student Services, Offers Free Food, Housing Services, and Family Support

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Austin Community College (ACC) will offer free food, housing services, and family support as part of an effort to strengthen student services, KXAN reported. The majority of ACC students (70%) have financial need. And according to ACC data, the average student is only a $500 personal issue away from having to drop out.

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Mott Community College Reopens Student Service Garage to the Public

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mott Community College’s automotive department is reopening its student service garage to the public starting Feb. 13, giving drivers a low-cost option for auto repairs again, ABC12 News reported. The garage – it closed to the public in 2020 due to the pandemic – will cost $10 per vehicle per day for inspection, diagnosis, and repairs.

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Strategic Presidential Leadership and Wrap-Around Student Services

Higher Education Today

As the department has said, the summit reflects its “commitment to ensuring that students of all backgrounds, ages, and income levels can succeed in any postsecondary pathway.” The post Strategic Presidential Leadership and Wrap-Around Student Services appeared first on Higher Education Today.

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CUNY orders deeper spending cuts, putting course options and student services at risk - CAYLA BAMBERGER, New York Daily News

Ray Schroeder

The City University of New York is slashing tens of millions of dollars from college budgets across eight of its 25 campuses, potentially gutting course offerings and student services from counseling to recordkeeping, the Daily News has learned.

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Meet the team: Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services, Florence

AIFS Abroad

This week, we meet Gina Baxter, Head of Student Services in our Florence Study Center, Italy. I work together with a team of Student Advisors to manage the day to day aspects of your study abroad program. Any advice for students thinking of studying abroad? Enjoying the Tuscan countryside with Zola.

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It may be time to rethink the college minor (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Instead of or in addition to minors, higher education stakeholders may want to consider partnering with employers—both public and private—to create pathways toward certifications specifically designed to help students enter the workforce with higher-paying jobs. It may be time to rethink the college minor.

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Diversity at HBCUs Explored at NCAA Inclusion Forum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The annual forum brought together more than 650 students, faculty, athletic directors, and administrators for a three-day conversation focused on enhancing diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging initiatives at colleges and universities. The forum also focused on the intersectional identities of student-athletes.

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