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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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Our LGBTQ students’ lives and well-being are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help

EAB

Our LGBTQ students’ lives and wellbeing are at risk—here are 5 things campus leaders can do to help. I recently had the opportunity to participate in a media interview with Brandon Wolf , a survivor of the 2016 mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando and a civil rights activist. Unfortunately, this was not the case.

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Race on Campus: Debunking Myths with Data—book review and author Q&A

Higher Ed Connects: Diversity

She talks about the cafeteria as a mistaken symbol of all that’s wrong with race on college campuses, and puts to rest the myth that students of color pervasively self-segregate. To the contrary — numerous studies show that students of color interact more across race and have more interracial friendships than White students do.