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Diversity at HBCUs Explored at NCAA Inclusion Forum

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The annual NCAA Inclusion Forum convened more than 650 students, faculty, athletic directors, and administrators. That’s not true, said panelists who added that the definition of diversity has to be broadened and expanded beyond the contours of race. “All All Black students are not the same,” said Frank D.

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Hazing prevention to be reviewed at New Mexico State

Inside Higher Ed

That also involves establishing a “comprehensive definition” to explain, “Here’s what hazing means,” as well as setting up a system to report hazing complaints and making sure those complaints are taken seriously, Carroll said.

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New College Programs Support and Mentor First-Generation Students

Insight Into Diversity

“We believe that promoting a culture of volunteerism helps the students to build community, engage with their peers, and create lifelong habits of civic engagement,” says Hopper. Lindsay Quilty, assistant dean of undergraduate programs at Whitman, emphasizes the program’s alignment with Syracuse’s existing efforts.

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Columbia University Reaches Out to HBCUs for Fellowship Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

They get additional financial supports such as assistance with fees, stipends each semester, and campus “flex dollars” to spend on food and at the bookstore, says Zelon Crawford, SPS’s senior associate dean of student affairs, who oversees the fellowship program. definitely sets this fellowship apart,” Williams says.

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

Review the actual definition: The awareness that emerges through paying attention, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding experience moment by moment (Kabat-Zinn). It shows them they can rethink and recreate their habits. Neuroplasticity is their superpower! References Bresciani Ludvik, M.

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UCLA helps California community colleges address depression

Inside Higher Ed

One of the advantages of rolling out the STAND program at the college has been “students can easily pick up an electronic device, their phone, their tablet, and have mental health care accessible,” which is a major asset during the pandemic, she said.

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

Review the actual definition: The awareness that emerges through paying attention, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally to the unfolding experience moment by moment (Kabat-Zinn). It shows them they can rethink and recreate their habits. Neuroplasticity is their superpower! References Bresciani Ludvik, M.