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Sac State Receives Funding for Nation’s First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Black Honors College is the first of its kind in the nation to focus on Black history, life, culture, and contributions in the classroom. It is designed for students who are interested in Black history, life, and culture. All incoming students who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher are encouraged to apply.

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Making Equity a Priority

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Keith Curry likes to walk the campus of Compton College, the two-year school that he has led for the last 13 years — two as interim president and chief executive officer (CEO) and 11 as its permanent leader. Construction crews are sprawled out across the 83-acre campus just 15 miles south of Los Angeles. There is much to celebrate.

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Contributing to a world that lives up to Dr. King’s dream

UW Presidential Blog

There are many opportunities for our community members to volunteer and engage on this day of service, and you can find a number of these resources through the Whole U. In every part of the UW, I see people answering this question through their work, study and exploration. King’s dream of equality and justice.

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How real work builds student character at these 10 Federal Work Colleges

University Business

Antioch College President Jane Fernandes was elated when she discovered her college would be formally designated as a Federal Work College by the Department of Education. Work colleges are institutions that mandate that their institutions work on campus and actively pay off the costs of tuition, housing, and other necessary living expenses.

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Leadership Strategies for Rebuilding Trust on Campus: Part 2

Campus Sonar

In Campus Sonar’s latest industry trends report on “ Rebuilding Trust in Higher Ed ,” we explored the gap between trust and value to understand what audiences discuss about a college degree using social intelligence. But this work doesn’t happen in a vacuum, and these individuals are burned out.

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A Critical Framework for Supporting Faculty and Staff Mental Health and Well-Being

Faculty Focus

There has long been a deep stigma around mental illness in academe; faculty, whose livelihoods depend on their ability to be intellectually present and exceptional, to take on the often competing weights of teaching, research, and service, are no longer willing to let their work lives be their entire lives. What is the U.S.

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A Critical Framework for Supporting Faculty and Staff Mental Health and Well-Being

Faculty Focus

There has long been a deep stigma around mental illness in academe; faculty, whose livelihoods depend on their ability to be intellectually present and exceptional, to take on the often competing weights of teaching, research, and service, are no longer willing to let their work lives be their entire lives. What is the U.S.

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