University Business

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

[link] Communicating college value better Bridgewater College is doubling down on its commitment to the student experience. It recently completed its “next-generation library,” a $13 million redesign and expansion of a learning commons focused on academic support and student organizations.

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Ray Schroeder

AUGUST 1, 2023

The University of Chicago’s student-run radio station had its budget slashed this spring by a university committee that oversees funding for student organizations. The station managers at WHPK 88.5 FM are now appealing the decision, arguing their broadcasting equipment is in desperate need of upkeep and repair.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Dr. Micah McCarey Meanwhile, the University of Pittsburgh’s programming for LGBTQIA+ Pride Month featured discussions of challenged or banned LGTBQ+ books.

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University Business

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Student organizations — including those involved in DEI initiatives — are exempt from the law and universities may still provide funds, support and facilities to them. To ensure compliance with the law, the Texas A&M University System said disciplinary action may be taken against employees or contractors who violate the law.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 20, 2023

Gonzales wants to make sure that other students have the same opportunities that he has, so he’s working to re-establish a Hispanic graduate student organization at Duke. He has also been a peer mentor in the Sloan Scholar program, helping students in different departments and cohorts connect with each other.

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The Student Affairs Blog

AUGUST 27, 2023

VCU is home to nearly 500 Registered Student Organizations. The best way to learn more about student organizations and things to do on campus is through RamsConnect. You can learn more about all of our student organizations over the next few weeks at our Weeks of Welcome events that continue through September 10.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Denver University Hillel, a Jewish student organization, said in an Instagram post that mezuzahs, Jewish ritual objects traditionally placed on doorposts, were “taken down and defiled” from the doorposts of three students living in campus housing, and one student had “pork products glued to their door.

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Missouri State

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

We know that 55% of college students involved in clubs, teams, and student organizations experience hazing (Allan and Madden, 2008). National research has shown that hazing is most likely to happen within sorority and fraternity life organizations, athletic teams, and other student organizations.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Students at the University of Central Florida in Orlando, the state’s largest public university by enrollment, joined a statewide walkout on Thursday in protest of education policies and directives prioritized by Florida Gov. We’re fighting for our faculty, for our education, and for the rights of trans students.”

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Modern Campus

APRIL 20, 2022

As student affairs professionals, we know that college students gain valuable skills and knowledge through participation in co-curricular experiences — such as service-learning, undergraduate research, campus employment, membership in student organizations, and more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

Our improved analytics capabilities have helped us identify three specific student populations, in particular, who could benefit the most from additional support and targeted interventions: readmitted students, learners admitted through UTSA’s test-optional admissions program and historically underrepresented male students.

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CAPD

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

BCAP is open to currently enrolled MIT undergraduate and graduate students who have an interest in helping under-served communities of color. Student organizations with a focus on diversity and inclusion are also encouraged to apply. Recipients of project funding from BCAP are known as BCAP Fellows.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 10, 2023

Frost said while his campaign did conduct organizing on college campuses, there was also a lot of activity outside of that, such as culture- and art-based events. His campaign efforts tended toward community colleges because those students typically live in the community year-round.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 31, 2023

Noah Nordstrom, a student organizer, said he has “faith that our community, at the end of the day, is a loving community, and that we aren’t going to have violence and that we aren’t going to have so much animosity.

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The Student Affairs Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Since my message in May 2022, a team of student affairs professionals, along with dedicated volunteers across the university, have been working diligently to provide new training addressing hazing prevention and bystander intervention for those interested in joining, new members of, and current members of selective organizations at VCU.

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The Student Affairs Blog

MAY 31, 2022

Student Conduct and Academic Integrity investigates allegations that a registered student organization or an individual student violated university policy, including the Hazing Prevention and Discipline Policy, under the process set forth in the Student Code of Conduct.

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University Business

MARCH 1, 2023

In addition to technical workshops, Deloitte leads the way providing students with interview and résumé preparation, guiding them on their journeys into the workforce—not to mention the company’s scholarship and student organization funding, which has helped support AAMU’s computer science club and others.

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Missouri State

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

We know that 55% of college students involved in clubs, teams, and student organizations experience hazing (Allan and Madden, 2008). National research has shown that hazing is most likely to happen within sorority and fraternity life organizations, athletic teams, and other student organizations.

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Student Conduct Student Organizations Faculty Research 40

Campus Groups

MARCH 29, 2022

When enrolling as a first-year student at UVA, Daniela hadn’t thought about joining a student organization. However, when she saw how many student clubs there were, she saw them as an opportunity to “find a niche and make connections in such a big university”. Advocate for women’s advancement, diversity, and equity.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“It aims to identify strengths and areas for improvement, as well as measure progress on key diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in order to gain a better understanding of perceptions and experiences of students, faculty and staff,” Jaamal says.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 31, 2023

Josh Shulruff, staff adviser for the university’s Hillel student organization, said he was one. Student participation was also a critically important component of this year’s events in addition to the content experts who contributed, and students from our Hillel student organization participated in the program.”

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Experiential Learning Depot

APRIL 29, 2023

Several of my students organized a holiday pie fundraiser at the time when the Syrian refugee crisis was front and center. They not only learned about the Syrian conflict but also how to organize an effective fundraiser. Our students have participated in the Science March, March for Immigration, and Women's March.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

JANUARY 30, 2023

It isn’t clear from college officials who filed the complaint, though a Stanford spokeswoman, in response to questions from Inside Higher Ed , said a “concern” was raised by an unnamed student organization.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

Lewis-Williams, executive director of the University Student Center and Office of Student Life and Development, says a large part of her job focuses on celebrating diversity and inclusion.

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University Business

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Freedom (FIRE) distinguished the colleges who most egregiously botched a faculty or student organization’s right to tenants that align with free speech in 2022.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

campaign included aspects beyond the classroom, such as an extracurricular forum that would tackle issues that derive directly from the mouths of female students. Some of the momentum faded after the president of the program’s student organization died in a car accident, but the minor has continued.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 31, 2023

“In a democracy, restricting students from appearing in exams is an unlawful [and] a condemnable act,” tweeted the students’ union, which is among the country’s largest student organizations, with 521,000 followers on Twitter.

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EAB

AUGUST 21, 2023

Rather than viewing the challenges faced by student-parents as obstacles, universities and colleges should recognize them as opportunities. They are managing and making decisions for their families, which often translates into effective leadership within student organizations, clubs, and community initiatives.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

About 1,000 students participated in total, and the 129 responses to the survey were used to create a virtual word art mural, which was sent out to everyone on the event mailing list, says Odell.

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University Business

AUGUST 24, 2023

Each quarter, administrators should collaborate with student organizations and multicultural experts to sponsor programming that will challenge students’ notions of sexual consent, gender roles and the impact of sexual violence. Apply that goal to treat the cause of college sexual assault and not just the symptoms (i.e.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Students organized Black student unions demanding more African American studies courses, Black faculty and staff,” says Canton. “He saw that he had an opportunity to do something that he really wanted to do … take it from a program status to a department status, which represented a significant commitment.”

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CAPD

APRIL 7, 2023

For several years, MIT students have reached out to the Prehealth Advising team in Career Advising & Professional Development (CAPD) to request a medical interpreter training course.

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Hope College Network

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

A facet of Student Life is the Student Activities Committee, also referred to as SAC. From movies in partnership with Multicultural Student Organizations (MSO’s), to a full-on Winter Fantasia dance in Grand Rapids – they have the student activities covered.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 17, 2023

Steinbaugh said FIRE and local counsel are representing a University of South Florida professor, a student and a student organization there called the First Amendment Forum. FIRE is opposing the law in one of two ongoing cases that have been consolidated.

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Dr. Paul Gordon Brown

JANUARY 19, 2020

Residence Hall Associations (RHAs) and Hall Councils are student organizations commonly found in residence halls across the United States. Typical functions for these organizations include student-lead programming, community building efforts, and representation and advocacy around issues of concern to students.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

MARCH 31, 2023

A direct line: During their time at Sinclair, students meet with an academic adviser at UD each semester “to ensure they are on track for a successful academic transition,” Thompson says.

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Confessions of a Community College Dean

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

How it works: Barnard’s PCAs are sophomores, juniors and seniors who offer a variety of career services for other students—from one-on-one advising on résumés and cover letters to leading workshops hosted by student organizations and assisting in resource creation for the larger advising and programs team.

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