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Parnell Named President of NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education

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Amelia Parnell, vice president for research and policy at NASPA — Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education was named the organization’s president. Parnell begins her term July 1, succeeding Dr. Kevin Kruger, who has held the post since 2012.

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Dr. Kristine Dillon Appointed Interim President of Whittier College

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Previously, she was president of the Consortium on Financing Higher Education (COFHE); dean of academic services and student affairs at Tufts University; and a senior leader in student affairs at the University of Southern California. “As Dillion is a senior adviser for Huron Consulting’s higher education practice.

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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

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Patterson-Stephens guided the development of CMU’s first strategic plan for diversity since 2012 and reinstated the Faculty and Staff of Color Alliance, which had remained inoperable since 2013. Leach Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion award from the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA).

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Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Appointed President of California State University, Los Angeles

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Eanes has served as president of York College since 2020 following a one-year interim appointment.

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

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Prior to 2015 it was difficult to find much formal acknowledgement of student food insecurity, let alone services to help. When a couple of student affairs practitioners created the College and University Food Bank Alliance in 2012, it had just 10 members.

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MEGA Symposium to Build Pipelines that Bring Black and Latinx Men to College

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In fall 2021, the Brooking Institution, a nonprofit public policy research organization, found that males make up four out of every ten college students. Male enrollment began to fall in 2012 but dropped dramatically after the pandemic in 2020, and enrollment rates have decreased along with rates of completion.

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Navigating the Path to Student Success Through Essential Guidance and Support

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I quickly learned that Res Life was not for me, but I enjoyed Student Affairs work and engaging with students, so I moved into the Dean of Students Office, where I worked for the next 11 years.