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New Tool to Measure DEI Efforts Introduced

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But this doesn’t give schools a comprehensive picture of their efforts, or a direct sense of how developed they are. Data from 83 sample schools, which included 17 AANAPI-serving institutions, 31 HSIs, and 4 HBCU, showed that although many schools have DEI goals, they often have a long way to go towards achieving them.

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Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates: Changing Higher Education Podcast 153 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Kevin Grubb

The Change Leader, Inc.

16 May · Episode 155 Tailoring Student Services to Create Career-Ready Graduates 36 Min · By Dr. Drumm McNaughton Hear how Villanova University is creating career-ready graduates with approximately 94% of students being accepted into internships. And now, here’s your host, Drumm McNaughton.

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Male Resource Centers Promote Success Among Men of Color

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

How to connect with people who can help you advance your career and professional development and other soft skill areas.” There is also a service component. “The other is to focus on skills like networking that they’re not going to get in the classroom.

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These schools are working smarter, not harder, to boost international student enrollment

University Business

UMBC and Citrus College’s software of choice is Terra Dotta, which the University of Florida also uses to support its more than 6,000 international students yearly. Boosting DSO retention and employment Using a batch software solution doesn’t just help colleges maximize their international student enrollment. .

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Faculty Strike Ends at U of Illinois at Chicago

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Increased professional development funds[.] As for student mental health wellness, the university said back then it had approved a “$4.47 million plan to enhance student mental health services,” but it kept insisting “a clause regarding student services does not belong in a faculty employment contract.”

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Practical Pedagogy Tips for Educators at Minority-Serving Institutions

The Scholarly Teacher

Simple ways for faculty to increase student engagement with university services involve frequently and routinely advertising them and normalizing their use. Include a list and contact information for student services in syllabi, and connect the use of services to successful learning outcomes.

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Faculty Strike Ends at U of Illinois at Chicago

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Increased professional development funds[.] As for student mental health wellness, the university said back then it had approved a “$4.47 million plan to enhance student mental health services,” but it kept insisting “a clause regarding student services does not belong in a faculty employment contract.”

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