Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 16, 2024

A 2022 report from the UCLA School of Law Williams Institute and the Point Foundation, an LGBTQ scholarship fund, noted that 32.6% At the time, there was only an unapproved (not officially recognized by the university) LGBTQ student group. In 2022, the university finally launched an official LGBTQ alumni affinity group, ARC.

Mathematics 299

Mathematics STEM education Scholarship Leadership 299

EAB

MAY 17, 2023

Blogs 4 ways to build faculty buy-in for student success initiatives The role of faculty in improving student outcomes cannot be overstated. Faculty members are in a unique position to provide academic and personal support to students, and their guidance can have a positive impact on student outcomes.

Student success 52

Student success Faculty Success Students 52

EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The stresses and loss of the pandemic profoundly impacted student well-being, while the social disruption and isolation altered their social development. Many are not doing well mentally or emotionally, and these big changes are readily apparent to faculty reporting ‘ stunning’ levels of disconnection and disengagement in their courses.

Mental health 75

Mental health Student success Success Students 75

EAB

JANUARY 23, 2023

Equip faculty and staff to better refer students to support Faculty and staff play a critical role in supporting students' mental health and well-being. Equipping faculty and staff with in-the-moment resources will empower them to direct students who need support to the best-fit resources.

Mental health 72

Mental health Faculty Academic services Collaboration 72

EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

And on campuses where students of color outnumber faculty of color, those faculty face an additional burden of uncompensated labor as mentors. Staff at CU Boulder also help match mentees with faculty from similar academic and personal backgrounds. More on student affairs. December 6, 2022.

Mental health 52

Mental health Mentoring Student affairs Students 52

EAB

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Colleges can make progress toward helping students feel they belong in the following ways: Hire diverse staff and faculty. Located in Holyoke, Massachusetts, HCC met the challenges they were experiencing in Latine/x student recruitment and enrollment head on by creating El Centro, a learning community for this student group.

Community college 95

Community college Students Student success Inclusion 95

Timely MD

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Clearly, the class of 2022 is still working through the effects of COVID-19. Despite the excellent care they may receive from virtual, on-campus, and community health centers today, college students’ mental health issues won’t vanish when they become college graduates. What does this look like at a personal level?

Mental health 98

Mental health Career services Career counseling First generation 98

EAB

MAY 5, 2023

Putting it together: Aligning campus services with every dimension of student wellness Stepped Care models show us that our non-clinical programs and services have a role to play in supporting student wellbeing , and the Eight Dimensions model gives us a blueprint for doing so in a way that is holistic and grounded in established theory.

Mental health 52

Mental health Student affairs Student success Bursar 52

EAB

JUNE 20, 2023

When we first offered it, we thought it would be popular mostly with VPs of student affairs—compassion is such a central element to what they do. Melanie Overton: That’s true, compassion is central to their work and we’re definitely working with the VPs of student affairs in this seminar. Provosts, too. MA: Really?

Leadership 52

Leadership Student affairs Advising Faculty 52

EAB

JANUARY 13, 2023

More on modernizing your student experience. 6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023. The Top Content of 2022. December 21, 2022. What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders. December 20, 2022. December 20, 2022. December 19, 2022.

Community college 52

Community college Mental health Students Facilitation 52

EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

The goal was to map out what the ‘typical’ student goes through from admission to graduation, what actions are they being asked to take, and how our various areas of the institution interact with them. A core team was formed that included the leadership of key offices: Student Affairs, Admissions, and OIT.

Students 52

Students Higher education Student affairs Retention 52

EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

Our second cohort concluded in December 2021, our third cohort wrapped up in spring 2022, our fourth occurred in fall 2022, and our fifth occurred in spring 2023. Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes.

Retention 52

Retention Higher education Student success Equity 52

EAB

JULY 20, 2023

Blogs How universities equip stakeholders to build a culture of campus well-being with in-the-moment resources Faculty, staff, and students are experiencing unprecedented levels of stress. The Red Folder also provides sample scripting of what faculty or staff might say during a real conversation with a student.

Mental health 40

Mental health University Faculty Counseling 40

EAB

MAY 2, 2023

And so, certainly, I think that just helps to contextualize that when administrators, faculty and staff say, I'm encountering a student who's in distress or has a mental health concern, go to the Counseling Center, reach out to them, we certainly want them to do that. Oh, what a good question.

Mental health 97

Mental health Access Accessibility Students 97

EAB

OCTOBER 14, 2022

Universities tend to use many identical claims in their marketing language that are appealing but assumed (such as student-centricity, caring and attentive faculty, a beautiful and vibrant campus, a lengthy list of majors, minors, and student clubs, etc.). October 13, 2022. July 29, 2022. May 3, 2022.

Higher education 52

Higher education Leadership Success Faculty 52

EAB

AUGUST 7, 2023

Student Experience and Well-Being Most academic leaders think of advising, academics, or student affairs when thinking about student success, and it is critical to make these supports more streamlined, accessible, and student-centric.

Mental health 52

Mental health Higher education Adult education Retention 52

The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 15, 2023

But there are times in which the tables change and crisis emerges, something happens on your campus, something happens to a faculty member, something happens to a student, the world keeps spinning, and you can't stop. Sometimes you'll be able to take time off. You have to spin with it."

Leadership 84

Leadership Higher education Advising Financial aid 84

Timely MD

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Clearly, the class of 2022 is still working through the effects of COVID-19. Despite the excellent care they may receive from virtual, on-campus, and community health centers today, college students’ mental health issues won’t vanish when they become college graduates. What does this look like at a personal level?

Mental health 52

Mental health Career services Career counseling First generation 52

EAB

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

And so I think really important to think about, yeah, where can we be more proactive throughout the student life cycle? And if you're moving out of town, which again, Virginia Tech, lots of out-of-state students, that's kind of what you're experiencing, that loss of that space. In fact, often even more so than students of color.

Mentoring 52

Mentoring Retention Mental health Faculty 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 4, 2023

Powell, Temple University’s Vice President for Student Affairs, has died unexpectedly on Jan. She was passionate about student success and kept them at the forefront of her work for decades. She will be missed and her legacy will guide Temple and the Division of Student Affairs long into the future." Dr. Theresa A.

Student affairs 264

Student affairs University Mentoring Students 264

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 21, 2024

To this end, we provide P-12 educators; college/university faculty, administrators, and staff; and other education stakeholders a blueprint to collaboratively work with Black males through a culturally responsive lens. Black boys are also suspended and expelled at much higher rates than other students ( Graves & Wang, 2022 ).

Advising 325

Advising Counseling Mentoring Teaching 325

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2023

As Turner Kelly recalls, that year many Black faculty members were called upon to make statements and became de facto representatives of their institution’s commitment to diversity by virtue of their identity. Fries-Britt said that, when she first became a faculty member, she was struck by the culture of bullying that existed in academia.

Faculty 351

Faculty Mentoring Mental health Equity 351

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 16, 2023

To launch a new medical school years in the making took mobilizing a village of support that included faculty and staff. Those efforts took on new heft in October 2022, when CDU announced plans to launch its first independent four-year medical degree program. We will decide how it operates, how it is credentialed, etc.”

Teaching 246

Teaching Student affairs Curriculum Administration 246

EAB

DECEMBER 19, 2022

How thematic major clusters, major maps, and faculty mentorship elevate the student experience. Today’s students face more difficulties succeeding in their academic experience than those that came before them. BIPOC and first-generation students). LEARN HOW TO BUILD MAJOR MAPS TO ENHANCE THE STUDENT EXPERIENCE.

Faculty 52

Faculty Mental health Advising Retention 52

EAB

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

February 3, 2023 Removing institutional barriers to student success January 31, 2023 Modern Student Experience Diagnostic for Community Colleges January 13, 2023 6 ways leaders are rethinking their student affairs organizational charts in 2023 January 12, 2023 That’s a Wrap! appeared first on EAB.

Student success 105

Student success Success Developmental education Guided pathways 105

EAB

MAY 17, 2023

While this new type of melt may not be widespread enough to cause concern, it does speak to the severity of some of the social & emotional challenges faculty, student affairs staff, and behavioral intervention teams have found themselves dealing with over the past academic year.

Mental health 105

Mental health University Retention Instruction 105

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 29, 2024

“The UCLA AANAPISI designation represents the importance of understanding the various lived experiences of students on campus,” Kurland said, emphasizing the distinct needs of the nearly 50 ethnic groups that fall under the AANHPI category.

Retention 264

Retention Student affairs Application Equity 264

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Gay previously served in several roles at the school, including the Edgerley Family Dean of Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences, dean of social science, professor of government, and professor of African and African American Studies. Powell, Temple University’s vice president for student affairs, died Jan. Dr. Theresa A.

Higher education 317

Higher education Faculty Student loans Administration 317