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New Research on BIPOC Mental Health Debuted at Active Minds Conference

Active Minds

The fellows covered topics of the experiences in communication, language, inclusion, and stigma about mental health in Asian communities, the importance and influences of Latine Academic Families and the matriculation of Latine students, and the impact of mental health on first-generation college students. Name: Maico Demi B.

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The Erosion of DEI in Higher Education: A Threat to Progress and National Strength

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As a first-generation college student, a Black woman, and the child of immigrants, I have witnessed firsthand the transformative power of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in higher education. Page in a book published in 2010 concluded diversity created “better groups, firms, schools and societies.”

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If You Think You’re Too Small to Make a Difference, You Haven’t Spent the Night with a Mosquito

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges also serve a high number of first-generation students, adult learners, and veterans, broadening access to education for groups that otherwise might struggle to pursue higher education. Today, the need for strong community colleges has never been greater.

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Why Does Fear Surround DEI Efforts?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At Bradley, I walked across a college campus for the first time. People sat outside on blankets, chatting or reading books. I sat in on my first college lecture, I sang karaoke with college students, and I spent the night sleeping on the floor of my host student’s college dorm. inclusion). Louis, Missouri. diversity).

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The evolution of how end-users obtain and utilize information spurred a new movement in education that LeiLani Cauthen described in her 2017 book, The Consumerization of Learning. These historical progressions made the relationship between college access and inclusiveness symbiotic.

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Research Reveals Ways to Improve Mental Health Support for First-Generation Students

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Research Reveals Ways to Improve Mental Health Support for First-Generation Students April 11, 2023 — by Holly Hexter Colleges can do more to help first-generation students address mental health challenges as they transition to campus life, an Ohio State University researcher says. Sergeev emigrated to the U.S.

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Integrating Arts as a Healing Force

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The students are always the teachers in my book about which community-engaged practices to implement in a space,” she says. “I Bennett’s work focuses on how infrastructure, resources, and policies can nurture more inclusive, creative, and equitable spaces. “My The center is located in a centralized and student-centered area at UofL.

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