Remove Counseling Remove Mentoring Remove Student affairs
article thumbnail

Bazan Named Union College's Next President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Bazan — whose term begins July 1, soon after the official transition to the new name of Union Adventist University — brings a long legacy of supporting and mentoring students, university leaders, and local church constituents. Yamileth Bazan will become the 30th president of Union College in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Mentoring 237
article thumbnail

Radford University Low-Income Students Get Leg Up with $1.2M Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The funding will allow for the hiring of four new student support advocates, who will offer dedicated attention and guidance to these students as they pursue their degrees. Radford received its hoped-for amount in the grant, said Trageser, as they carefully calculated what it would cost to hire and keep their student support advocates.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

New Book Examines Foster Care Students in College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While states decide how long a young person can remain (or elect to remain) in the foster care system, many lose their financial and counseling supports at the age of 18 or 21. These students are offered financial aid, housing priority, counseling, and opportunities for career and leadership development.

article thumbnail

Life and Learning, the Washington Way

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Jamie Washington — an educator, author, student affairs administrator, pastor, consultant, president and co-founder of the Social Justice Training Institute (SJTI), past-president of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA), and much more. Do no harm.

article thumbnail

Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Village at Cerritos College is California’s first community college housing project exclusively for homeless students. The Village is located near campus and provides wraparound services including case management, counseling and tutoring. The program began in Spring 2023 with 153 students, 87 of whom were Hispanic.

Retention 295
article thumbnail

Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Hines Our co-edited book, Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Education: Teaching, Mentoring, Advising and Counseling, is one of the most comprehensive textbooks on Black males. An antiracist approach to counseling gifted Black boys with disabilities. Counseling Black male student-athletes in K-16.

Advising 314
article thumbnail

4 student lifecycle moments when sense of belonging matters most for Black and Latino men

EAB

That’s because on campuses that are predominantly white and majority female , it’s harder for Black and Latino men to find peer groups, mentors, role models, and places where they can just be themselves. Early mentor matching not only helps reduce summer melt, but it also means each student sees at least one familiar face at orientation.