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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. She was also 25 years old and an undocumented immigrant from Peru.

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Presidential exits: Some leave on a high note, others entrenched in scandal

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More from UB: Higher fees for higher ed: How schools are combatting newly proposed tuition hikes Retiring presidents Kent J. retires after an 11-year tenure at the school. He also led the school through seven of its largest freshman enrollment classes in Langston’s 126-year history. Despite this, Smith Jr.

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Free speech concerns prompt calls to shun Yale Law grads

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Image: Recent issues at Yale Law School are back in the spotlight after a conservative judge called on his peers to abstain from hiring Yale Law graduates as clerks because of free speech concerns. Judge James Ho, a Trump administration appointee to the U.S. Unpacking the Controversy.

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On-campus needle-disposal boxes reduce risk for students

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“I have never had a student ask for another location,” said Melissa Sharkey, assistant dean of students. ” Although some schools installed sharps boxes specifically to address problems with dangerous or sloppy needle disposal, Sharkey said Central never faced such issues.