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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5 Dr. Donna Y.

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

Leshner was torn between whether to give the money to Temple or JEVS Human Services , a social service agency in Philadelphia that provides education, training, health and rehabilitation programs to help disabled individuals statewide become employable and self-sufficient.

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Getting Through This Together, As We Always Have

The Student Affairs Collective

.” I did a quick cartoon style drawing of the Titanic hitting a “Conavirus” iceberg but with the student affairs administrators in a row boat with passengers, paddling away from the sinking ship. That means so much right now to students. I posted it in the comments and said, “no you are the ones commanding the life boats.”

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Professor's murder on campus raises urgent safety questions

Inside Higher Ed

According to information from the University of Arizona, Dervish was barred from campus in January in relation to student disciplinary proceedings. Dervish has a history of troubling behavior. ” Prince said his work has become much more difficult since the pandemic, due to “years of folks not engaging with other humans.”

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

Lesson #1: Thinking and learning In groups, have your students reflect upon their academic history and identify how they think and learn. It’s important to note that mindsets vary and humans are not always one or the other. Your content will be the driver for each of the principles. A fixed mindset does quite the opposite.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The reaction was swift when an anonymous student wrote “Black people suck” on a library whiteboard at American University in February. “This incident is particularly harmful to our Black community members during this important celebration of Black History Month.”

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The Mindful Learning Framework

Faculty Focus

Lesson #1: Thinking and learning In groups, have your students reflect upon their academic history and identify how they think and learn. It’s important to note that mindsets vary and humans are not always one or the other. Your content will be the driver for each of the principles. A fixed mindset does quite the opposite.