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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. There, she had opportunities to work with the school’s student affairs division and began to learn that she was “sort of good at that side of the camp,” she says. in higher education and student affairs from CGU.

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Ohio Supreme Court Won’t Hear Oberlin Appeal

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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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Ohio Supreme Court Won’t Hear Oberlin Appeal

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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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

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She’d spent seven years as a part-time student at Los Angeles Pierce Community College after graduating from high school and struggled to earn money and find financial aid to pay for a four-year education. “All of those intersectionalities opened my eyes to a lot of inequity in higher education,” Mora said.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While two-year institutions still have significant populations of adult students and people desirous of enhancing their career options, there is a growing number of first-time college students, age 18 to 22, that are seeking a traditional college experience. Approximately 8% of the overall student population live in the housing.

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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

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Image: Like many institutions aiming to better serve student mental health needs, Wright State University in Ohio is redesigning its counseling center. 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).

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

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Image: The reaction was swift when an anonymous student wrote “Black people suck” on a library whiteboard at American University in February. Administrators launched a controversial and widely publicized investigation in 2017 after a student hung bananas with racist commentary scrawled on them throughout the campus.

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