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Therapy mini horses boost student morale

Confessions of a Community College Dean

At Northwestern University, students can often be competitive or high achievers, creating a tense campus culture or one that does not stop to take breaks, says Tracey Gibson-Jackson, director of student organizations and activities. At Fort Wayne, the horses will be available to community members in the student union.

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Yale graduate workers form union after decades of organizing

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Yale’s is one of academe’s longest-running graduate student organizing campaigns, dating back to the 1990s. ” Editorial Tags: Graduate students Unions/unionization Image Source: @33unitehere/Twitter Image Caption: Yale graduate assistants voted to form a union after decades of organizing.

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Bringing Greater Impact

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students organized Black student unions demanding more African American studies courses, Black faculty and staff,” says Canton. UF’s African American studies program was started in 1969. In the aftermath of the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., there were protests on campus.

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