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Southampton University given mental health warning after student’s suicide

The Guardian Higher Education

Coroner in Matthew Wickes inquest raises concern over ‘awareness and curiosity’ of academic staff around mental health A coroner has issued a warning to Southampton University over the “awareness, understanding and curiosity” of academic staff around the mental health of students after a student killed himself on the day his exam results were due.

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since the start of the spring semester, Suarez said she has encountered several students who have expressed their gratitude for the housing provided by The Harbour. The living community has helped them better connect with student life, activities, and support services that OCC offers.

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Leadership Strategies for Rebuilding Trust on Campus: Part 2

Campus Sonar

Campus leaders need to thoroughly assess, streamline, and reprioritize these efforts to ensure all students are aware of and have access to support services and preparation resources and that the teams doing the work can collaborate efficiently and effectively.

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Jehana Schwandt: Welcome Back

Ridgewater College

Our unit consists of: Multicultural & Inclusion Services, Disability & Accessibility Services, Basic Needs & Community Resources Office, International Student Services and Veteran Student Services; together, they work closely with our Student Success office and TRiO Student Support Services office.

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3 Ways Advancement Teams Can Achieve More with Less

EAB

The most successful advancement offices use these savings to invest in support services. Finally, consider redirecting unfilled FTE lines, which will save on candidate search, hiring, onboarding, benefits, and turnover costs, offsetting higher salary expectations for competitive new hires.

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How Gross Inequalities in Institutional Wealth Distort the Higher Education Ecosystem and Shortchange the Vast Majority of Middle- and Lower-Income Undergraduates

Confessions of a Community College Dean

I’m not referring here to faculty salaries or reduced teaching loads or class size or breadth of programs or extensive support services—all of which are good things (within limits). Meanwhile, expenditures on administration, even excluding student services and student life, have increased markedly.

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Team Growth: Get to Know Denecia and Yassine

Campus Groups

Denecia is passionate about student success and experiential learning. She has over 6 years of experience working in student development and has held several roles in this space. This includes Student Life (Mercy College) and Student Development and Campus Life (Berkeley College).