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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. 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.

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Treating an infection: How your institution must address sexual violence

University Business

Many schools tried recruiting Shelly, but she chose a private college near a large metropolitan area to take advantage of career opportunities available in an urban setting. Shelly was confident in her athletic ability and believed college would be filled with new social and academic adventures.

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Calls for Removal of U of Arizona Administrator Grow

Inside Higher Ed

University of Arizona students, faculty and community members are calling for the removal of a university administrator after a Sept. Maribel Alvarez, the interim associate vice provost of diversity and inclusion, was involved in a verbal altercation with Kai Harriott, president of the university’s Black Student Union.

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CSU Hires New President, But Questions Linger About the Treatment of Former President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Central State University—a historically Black institution in Wilberforce, Ohio—will announce its next permanent president Friday. High-level administrators like Dr. Paul Schlag, who was the executive director of the school’s Honors College and a member of the president’s cabinet, said that he wasn’t even interviewed about the complaints.

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Some students, Republicans decry change to religious freedom rule

Inside Higher Ed

Image: House Republicans say that a Biden administration plan to rescind part of a Trump-era rule that required public colleges and universities to give faith-based student organizations the same resources as secular groups is “wholly unwarranted.”

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Purdue and Indiana University split joint venture at IUPUI

Inside Higher Ed

Indiana University will continue to own and manage the shared campus even as IUPUI breaks apart, with Indiana providing certain administrative services for both institutions and housing the college’s Division I athletics program. Going forward, the IUPUI campus will be known as Indiana University Indianapolis.

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Increasing Enrollment and Retention Through a Community of Care Approach in Higher Education

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In conclusion, building peer relationships through peer mentoring is an essential part of a successful return to education, enabling students to achieve their academic and personal goals while creating a sense of belonging and connection to the university community. He is currently employed as an online university professor.