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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. From 2005 through 2012, she served as education policy analyst for the Florida Legislature. “Dr.

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

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Dr. Pruitt -Logan’s career of contribution to higher education began at Howard University in 1950 as Resident Intern and Women’s Counselor. 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.

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Why a college president wears Chuck Taylors (opinion)

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This was especially true when I was hired as acting dean of student affairs at Compton nearly 18 years ago. Back then, I worked directly with students each day. Chuck Taylor All-Star Classics by Converse, to be more specific. Early on, I remember thinking about how important it was to make connections.

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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

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Pete Zuraw of Gordian, publisher of the annual State of Facilities in Higher Education Report , recalls one facilities leader at a Midwestern university announcing he was finally at the head of the table—but he quipped, “I’m the only one at the table because everyone else has gone home.

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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

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UCLA helps California community colleges address depression

Inside Higher Ed

One of the advantages of rolling out the STAND program at the college has been “students can easily pick up an electronic device, their phone, their tablet, and have mental health care accessible,” which is a major asset during the pandemic, she said. They are coming to campus grieving and with losses and with anxieties.”