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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Unlike Honors Colleges at some other institutions that have created specialized programs to attract Black students, Sacramento State’s model is radically different. The entire college is being designed specifically with the Black student in mind. Wood is hoping to recruit some of those students to his campus. “In

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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“Many African American medical students are interested in treating African Americans and in closing the disparities gap — and by opening this new M.D. This is a snapshot of the inaugural class he ushered in — it includes 36 female and 24 male students. Sealey, the founding dean of the proposed Maryland College of Osteopathic Medicine.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Colleen Perry Keith, GBC’s president, approved funding to expand recruitment to students in Puerto Rico. Dr. Justin Jernigan, dean of student success at Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC), said the plan to pursue HSI status, announced in 2022, was intentional.

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Nine insights from an integration process (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Enrollment goals have been met, the BSDT curriculum has been aligned with Clark’s and undergraduate admissions has completely integrated Becker programs into the comprehensive undergraduate recruitment portfolio. Clark decided to bring in the BSDT along the same organizational and administrative lines as other academic schools at Clark.

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Remembering Dr. Lee Noel

Helix Education

He began his career in higher education at Illinois State as the assistant dean of students and financial aid administrator, and in 1963, became the associate executive director of the Illinois State Scholarship Commission. Lee co-founded Noel-Levitz in 1984.

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The Five Things You Should be Doing to Prepare for AI’s First Full Year at College

WCET Frontiers

A comprehensive task force should include: IT, faculty, instructional designers, student support services (especially your campus accessibility office), faculty development, student affairs (especially your conduct office if your campus has one), general counsel, and, students.

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Survey: Campus facilities' impact on student success

Inside Higher Ed

Summing up the latest Student Voice survey, which asked 2,000 college undergrads about their impressions and experiences within facilities as well as outdoors on campus, Medlin says, “They get aggravated and annoyed when things are not as they should be. Place can be a recruitment tool, or it can be the thing that turns people off.”