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ACE Names 26 Emerging Higher Education Leaders

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The American Council on Education (ACE) selected 26 emerging college and university leaders for the 2024-25 class of the ACE Fellows Program. We are honored that the 2024-25 fellows and their nominators entrust ACE with supporting their leadership journeys,” said Juanita Banks, program director at ACE.

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A Wake-Up Call to the Student Affairs Profession About Male Students

Inside Higher Ed

A Wake-Up Call to the Student Affairs Profession About Male Students Melissa Ezarik Fri, 01/05/2024 - 03:00 AM Addressing the impacts of toxic male identities can help narrow the gap in men’s achievement in postsecondary education, writes Joe Henry, a dean of students. Byline(s) Joe Henry

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Press Release: ACPA Renames Professional Development Event to the Paul Shang Institute for Aspiring SSAOs

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His career in higher education spans his first role as a research assistant in the Office of Minority Student Affairs at Florida State University in 1977 until his retirement in 2016 as the Assistant Vice President and Dean of Students at the University of Oregon.

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Renaming of the Presidential Citation to the Anne S. Pruitt-Logan Presidential Citation

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She later held the positions of Dean of Women and Dean of Students at Albany State College in Georgia and in a similar position at Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee. During her years at Fisk, her students helped to institute the Student Sit-ins and Freedom Rides that galvanized the non-violent Civil Rights protests.

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Nation’s First-Ever Black Honors College Hopes to Inspire Others

Insight Into Diversity

Accepted students will have access to scholarships, campus housing, dedicated counselors and advisors, and distinguished recognition upon completion of their degree program. The fall 2024 application is open to incoming first-year students. Transfer and existing Sacramento State students are eligible to apply for spring 2025. ‘If

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California's Community Colleges See the Benefits of Student Housing

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The findings spurred the creation of a basic needs support program on campus, including the IVC Kitchen, which provides emergency food and groceries to hungry students. While visiting the kitchen, then Dean of Student Services Dr. Lennor Johnson met a married couple who were both enrolled at IVC, earning above 3.0

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How can we use data to improve student and staff wellbeing?

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Dr Michelle Morgan, Dean of Students at the University of East London. This piece is the second part of two discussing the rise in student mental health issues. Higher education has come a long way in recognising and being aware of mental health issues that students enter their studies with.