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An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

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According to the 2023 Community College Survey of Student Engagement (CCSSE) for returning students and the 2023 Survey of Entering Student Engagement (SENSE) for first-year students, 66% of the student respondents to both surveys indicated they felt nervous, anxious, or on edge to the point where it was affecting their lives.

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2023 Seal of Excelencia

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Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas, partners with over 62 high schools across the state, facilitating college access for Latino, rural, and other marginalized communities. From 2018 to 2023, Latinx staff representation increased from 33% to 38%, and administrator representation increased from 17% to 25%, respectively. “We

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Grassroots Push for Computer Science Education Gears Up

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For close to a year, I have been strategizing and working with Randy Raymond, a software engineer at Google, to make access to computer science education the new “Space Race” and create models that schools can scale to deliver instruction to students. The school has an existing science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (S.T.E.M.)

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Benedict College Joins Campaign to Eliminate Period Poverty

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Roslyn Clark Artis, the president of Benedict College and Morgan Miles, Miss Benedict College 2023-24, will co-host a program on Saturday March 16, titled “I Support My Sisters…PERIOD!” Benedict College joined the campaign to eliminate period poverty by facilitating a "I Support My Sisters…PERIOD" special collection event. “As

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Fellowship Program Highlights the Work of Disabled Scholar-Activists

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Bowen Cho Beitiks opened fellowship applications in January 2023 to early-career scholar-activists with project proposals related to disability studies or disability justice. Their web-based project, Neurodivergent-U , is an accessibility ranking of 89 U.S. The dorms on the SFSU campus weren’t fully accessible.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

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Positive Potential Minnesota also has the American Indian Scholars Program, which was established in the 2023 legislative session. The Metro-Wide American Indian Graduation Celebration facilitates conversations between tribal colleges and four-year institutions. It’s a game changer for many of our students,” she notes.

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Demotion of USC Administrator Leads to Accusations of Racism

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She changed my life and opened doors for me that I don’t think would have ever been opened,” said Christine Villalobos, a doctoral candidate in the class of 2023. Teresa Pham, a doctoral candidate in the class of 2023, was more direct. “I Maybe that just makes people uncomfortable.”