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Oberlin Doesn't Have to Pay $36M, at Least for Now

Inside Higher Ed

The students claimed racism. The fallout led to student protests, elevated by then dean of students, Meredith Raimondo, who handed out fliers protesting the bakery, and Oberlin's student government, which passed a resolution accusing the bakery of a history of racial discrimination.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Quamina Carter “Through that experience, I was able to get my foot in the door and do some student affairs work alongside colleagues and the president at DePauw University at that time," Carter says. That penchant for student affairs stuck, recently bringing her into her current role as vice president of student affairs at CGU.

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

Student affairs administrators at UC Irvine used a one-time grant to create a new position for a food access and security coordinator. She was later promoted to basic needs coordinator in 2017, which she says was an acknowledgment of the growing needs of students and an expansion and evolution of efforts to address them.

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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Inside Higher Ed

Rando had worked at Wright State for 24 years; in 2017 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD). Wright State dean of students Chris Taylor announced Rando’s termination in a one-paragraph email to the Division of Student Affairs staff on Feb.

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Professor's murder on campus raises urgent safety questions

Inside Higher Ed

According to information from the University of Arizona, Dervish was barred from campus in January in relation to student disciplinary proceedings. Patrick Prince, associate provost and head of threat assessment at USC since 2017, said this week that USC has made several other major changes since Tjan’s death.

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Getting Through This Together, As We Always Have

The Student Affairs Collective

Currently our Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs and her team are navigating the coronavirus and a wildcat strike by graduate students for a Cost of Living Adjustment (COLA). Before that, we were dealing with the Thomas Fire (Dec 2017) and Montecito Mudslide (Jan 2018). That means so much right now to students.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges around the country are exploring residential options, developing housing for the first time, or partnering with organizations such as Educational Housing Services (EHS), a New York City nonprofit group that houses students from colleges throughout the city. “As It has been at or near capacity since 2017.