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Alumni Influence to Facilitate Diversity Starts With a One-Dollar Donation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Harvey Nevertheless, some of these alumni maintain various levels of contact with their alma maters – ranging from attending reunion events, to regularly reviewing materials they receive from the college or university, to making monetary donations they hope will help produce a more inclusive atmosphere for current and future generations.

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University of Florida Hillel Combats Antisemitism with ‘Spread Cream Cheese, Not Hate’ Event

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The students participate in a facilitated workshop during which time they learn about Judaism, the history of antisemitism, and practice their conversation and outreach skills. Pledge signers receive additional resources and opportunities to enhance their learning throughout the year.

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Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning

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Blogs Here’s how to engage your alumni and facilitate lifelong learning 8 tactics to benefit your alumni—and recruit more adult leaners Professional, continuing, and online leaders too often overlook one of the most fruitful recruitment pools: alumni, many of whom are excellent candidates as adult learners. Here’s what to do next.

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From Controllers to Careers: Using Esports to Develop Tech Skills in Higher Education

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Furthermore, involvement in esports can provide opportunities for students to delve into coding, game development tools, and software customization that can facilitate practical experience in programming, game design, and software development.

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Benedict College Joins Campaign to Eliminate Period Poverty

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Benedict College joined the campaign to eliminate period poverty by facilitating a "I Support My Sisters…PERIOD" special collection event. “As Roslyn Clark Artis, the president of Benedict College and Morgan Miles, Miss Benedict College 2023-24, will co-host a program on Saturday March 16, titled “I Support My Sisters…PERIOD!”

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2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men

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2 programs that facilitate positive mental health conversations among Black men. YBMen staff post prompts that relate to pop culture and current events that reflect the issues Black college men are facing, moving away from more clinical conversations that students might not be as interested in participating in. Event planning tools.

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Indiana University Launches Global Gateway office in Ghana

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The IU Ghana Gateway, part of the university’s 2030 strategic plan, is in the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences in the Airport Residential District in Accra and serves as a hub to support IU in Ghana.