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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5 or higher and an interest in Black history, life, and culture. Luke Wood “This is one component of a larger effort to increase success rates for Black students,” said Dr. J. We’re creating an institution within the institution.”

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Temple gets $11 million gift for students with disabilities

Inside Higher Ed

million gift to Temple University from the estate of a graduate of the institution has particular resonance on the Philadelphia campus. The money will be targeted at students with physical disabilities at a university known for its strong track record in providing disability services. Image: A $10.9

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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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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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SCOTUS, Affirmative Action, and the Future of University Diversity: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 174 with Host Drumm McNaughton and Guests Thomas Parham and Dilcie Perez

The Change Leader, Inc.

University Diversity and the Drive for Inclusive Campuses of Tomorrow In the wake of SCOTUS’ ruling against Affirmative Action in college recruitment, higher education institutions are struggling to identify alternative ways to diversify their student bodies. This move couldn’t have come at a worse time.

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What Today’s College Students Need

Inside Higher Ed

Our students have changed, but our institutions have not adapted sufficiently to this reality. Non-traditional students now make up a majority of undergraduates. Yet our institutional calendars, course schedules, and campus services haven’t sufficiently adjusted, even post-pandemic. Let’s look at three.