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Student Affairs Professionals Gather to Discuss Future of the Profession

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With the goal of infusing scholarship into practice, thousands of student affairs practitioners from colleges and universities across the nation gathered in Boston to strategize about the future of the profession. This has translated as mentoring in my professional life. Terrell Educational Foundation. The panel included Drs.

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These administrators are essential for intentionally creating the safe spaces necessary to allow students to express their authentic selves, flourish in their studies, and feel psychologically and emotionally connected to campuses nationwide. Here are four ways that institutions can provide practical support: 1.

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Developing Young Assessment Professionals: A Year-long Professional Development Series for Assessment Graduate Assistants

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

Graduate school is a transformative journey, providing students with the opportunity to delve deeper into their chosen fields, cultivate skills, and make valuable connections. Another central objective of this professional development series is to deepen understanding of program development, differentiating it from program planning.

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Announcing an Innovative Partnership to Empower & Advance Student Affairs Assessment

Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL)

In an exciting development, two prominent organizations in the higher education space, The Council for the Advancement of Standards (CAS) and Student Affairs Assessment Leaders (SAAL) have joined together to enhance the landscape of higher education through collaboration and shared resources.

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Division of Student Affairs Named One of Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs

The Student Affairs Blog

The VCU Division of Student Affairs (DSA) was recently named one of the Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education and in collaboration with the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). Aaron Hart, Vice President of the Division of Student Affairs, and Brooke Berry, J.D.,

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Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation Selects Recipients for 2023 Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The annual scholarship is meant for matriculating students in master’s or doctoral programs in student affairs or higher ed administration-related fields. is to provide support for African American, LatinX and other underrepresented groups through scholarships, grants and professional development.

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The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational (MCT) Foundation, Inc. Names 2022 MCT Scholars

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

has announced the 2022 cohort of MCT Scholars, recognizing 10 first-year graduate students in higher education or student affairs students at six institutions. This study aims to measure how this movement has impacted the identities of students of color in higher education graduate programs. “The The Dr. Melvin C.