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Merging study center increases use, decreases stigmas

Confessions of a Community College Dean

What’s the sitch: RIT offers a variety of services across campus as part of its Academic Success Center, including academic coaching and Higher Education Opportunity Program (HEOP) advisers, among other help. Click here to submit.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The authors call for a strategic shared responsibility between Academic Affairs and Student Services to promote the educational, civic, and social success of Black males. The importance of workforce development for non-degree seeking Black male students will be explored. Emerald Publishing Limited.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

And she used her visibility as a student leader to advocate for more support services for undocumented and low-income students. Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator.

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