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Your support services are vital to student belonging. Here’s what’s getting in their way

University Business

The more students are aware of the various support services on campus, such as in academic advising, mental health and financial aid, the more they report positive rates of belonging, according to a new report from Tyton Partners. Simply informing students of such services may not be enough.

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The value of partnership to alleviate pain points in support services

Blackboard Higher Education

Here are some ways partnerships can scale support and provide true value for an institution: Additional reach for your support services. The pandemic has left support services at many universities under-resourced, and after two years of high stress the pressure is beginning to show.

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Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities

EAB

Blogs Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities In our new survey , 100% of university presidents and provosts identified graduate and adult learner enrollment as a priority. This blog will outline steps your university can take to best support this population. Ready to find out more?

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Report Finds That Affirmative Action Only Led to Incremental Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The report is a retrospective analysis of the changing demographics at selective and open-access institutions from 2009 to 2019; researchers ended their analysis in 2019 to account for changing enrollment patterns that resulted, in part, from the COVID-19 pandemic. It comes less than a year after the U.S.

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Silenced Voices: Confronting Linguistic Discrimination and Cultural Erasure in Academia

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student Support Services : Establish support services for students from diverse linguistic backgrounds. These include mentoring programs, language support groups, and counseling services that address their unique challenges. Use findings to advocate for institutional, local, and national systemic changes.

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Single Parents Breaking Barriers Through Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2019, we proudly launched the Single Parent Scholarship initiative, which provides financial assistance and support services to single parents who aspire to earn a college degree. This scholarship has proven instrumental in dismantling barriers and creating avenues for single parents to realize their academic and career pursuits.

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Challenges for Higher Education: An Emerging Skills Shortage and Inequity in the Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

If these challenges remain unaddressed, our standard of living will decline, and the country will fall into a downward spiral of decreased tax revenue to pay for needed services. Research done by the National Center for Inquiry & Improvement (NCI&I) revealed significant racial inequality in the workforce. Dr. George R.