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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

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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Why a college president wears Chuck Taylors (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Being a part of the community at Compton College, where I serve as president and CEO, is essential to my work. 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.

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Free speech concerns prompt calls to shun Yale Law grads

Inside Higher Ed

I would encourage them to think about the kind of legal education they want and the kind of academic environment that will help them grow,” Ho said at the event. His plan is to force change at Yale by squeezing enrollment. “Across the country, there are thousands of young people who are about to apply to law school.