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Report: Outdated Funding Law Hampers Community College Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

California's community colleges find themselves caught in a 60-year-old funding constraint that increasingly hampers their ability to serve todays students, according to a new report from the Community College League of California.

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Webinar: Mental Health Equity on Campuses Requires More Extensive Work

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When it comes to improving mental health equity on college campuses, more work just needs to be done, mental health experts said during a webinar Wednesday. Then, we can start to address equity from that lens," said Dr. Shawnté Elbert , chief health equity officer at Columbus Public Health.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

School counselors can aid in creating a culture where schools can be a safe haven for students - where unconditional positive regard and being non-judgmental are the norm and not the exception. CMH counselors must increase awareness of their biases and work to identify systemic barriers that impede student success.

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Legislation Would Introduce Grant Program for California Black-Serving Institutions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By providing dedicated funding, we empower institutions to create environments where Black students feel supported, valued, and prepared for successful careers beyond college. Garcia describes designations such as Hispanic-Serving or Black-Serving as a lens through which institutions can adequately serve this population of students.

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Delta College Is Meeting Students Where They Are With The Resources They Need

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Delta’s Guiding Pillars: Equity and Completion Led by Gavin, the Delta faculty and staff are focused on two key pillars: equity and completion. We’re not going after a fancy building, we’re going after student success with our money and our resources and our time.” We serve a very diverse area.

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Report: Pandemic Ripple Effects on Student Success to Remain for Multiple Years

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The detrimental ripple effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on higher education won’t be going away any time soon, and student mental health is becoming an increasingly urgent issue, according to a recent EAB report. Kate Brown “What we've seen through the pandemic is student wellbeing, student mental health.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

faculty, advisors, peers, ethnic organizations, targeted support programs) impact the outcomes of historically marginalized and underserved student populations,” he says. Institutional environments can affect college student success and failure. Notwithstanding, there is life after students leave campus.