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Report: How States Used Pandemic Relief Funding to Promote Student Well-Being

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Duchesneau co-authored “ How to Prioritize Funding for Students’ Social, Emotional, and Academic Development ,” which explains how certain states used ESSER funds that expire Sept. States invested in administrative approaches to improve discipline practices, wraparound services, professional development, and community engagement.

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An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Removing barriers for students to use mental health services is one of the most important goals of college administrations today particularly for students of color and diverse backgrounds. A primary component of this approach involves integrating mental health support with other basic student wellness services.

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Additionally, they offer spaces for collaboration with communities, school personnel, families, and students to ensure students are equipped with skills and strategies to succeed despite such unwelcoming circumstances that are commonplace for Black students.

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How strong institutional partnerships serve transfer students well. Reflections on ED’s Raise The Bar Summit

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

Five Key Lessons from TransferBOOST: Ensuring equitable student transfer outcomes requires consistency and intentionality. Serving transfer students well is an essential enrollment (and revenue) strategy. The post How strong institutional partnerships serve transfer students well.

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NCAA Sponsors 2023 Black Student Athlete Summit and Names Champions of Diversity and Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The three honorees are Stevie Baker-Watson, associate vice president for student wellness and director of athletics and recreational sports at DePauw University; Dr. Charvi Greer, deputy athletics director, student services and senior woman administrator, at Tulane University; and Ashley Stone, associate athletic directors for student-athlete experience (..)

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Dismantling the Academy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As I moved from a faculty role into more administrative work, the words stayed with me though they no longer informed text selection, course design, or other personal pedagogical practices. It resonated immediately in the context in which I heard it — in a gathering of religion scholars of color.

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Strategies for Creating Equitable Mental Health Cultures in Higher Education

Active Minds

Additionally, check out our top takeaways from the discussion , and make plans to continue this conversation with your colleagues and administrations: Creating a culture that values mental health needs to happen from the top down, from start to finish.