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Going Back to School Means Increasing Black/Minoritized Family Engagement Too

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We spend an hour with parent/family liaisons and community outreach coordinators who instruct us on the importance of reading at home to overcome vocabulary gaps or how to navigate systems at school. Black families frequently arrive at school to be treated like students themselves.

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Tips for observing Ramadan at Hopkins

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Talk to your professors and advisors, and communicate any time conflicts. They host events all month long at the Interfaith Center , and it’s super fun attending Iftars, halaqah (religious study circles), and community outreach events with other Muslims. Have an exam that falls around Iftar time?

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How 1,000+ prospective HBCU students conducted their college search

EAB

Blogs How 1,000+ prospective HBCU students conducted their college search Key insights from our 2023 Student Communication Preferences Survey The recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action has many HBCU leaders wondering whether they’ll see an influx of enrollment for fall 2024. Encourage Family Involvement.

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

The struggle is communicating people's value, and it's no surprise that one of the biggest factors that influences how people feel about their work is what is the supervisory relationship? Grand Challenges teams have generated more than $20 million in funding and continue implementing education and community outreach throughout New Mexico.