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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. And she used her visibility as a student leader to advocate for more support services for undocumented and low-income students. It was also a way for the university to make the position permanent.

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

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On the flip side, another president didn’t make it into his first year before resigning, and one president of a major university left following two “embarrassing” mishaps. Langston University The only HBCU in Oklahoma will be looking for a new leader as Kent J. Previous to that at Saint Paul College (Minn.)

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On-campus needle-disposal boxes reduce risk for students

Inside Higher Ed

Administrators say it has proven to be an effective resource for students, and that the boxes usually get filled. “I have never had a student ask for another location,” said Melissa Sharkey, assistant dean of students. “We know they’re in the right places because they’re used.

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Free speech concerns prompt calls to shun Yale Law grads

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Ho and Branch will reportedly get a chance to raise their concerns about free speech at Yale directly at the university. But that doesn’t make them bad lawyers and law students and bad candidates for clerkships. Why would you make them suffer for the administration?” ” Greenfield said.