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How strong institutional partnerships serve transfer students well. Reflections on ED’s Raise The Bar Summit

IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

The multi-year effort – TransferBOOST (Bachelor’s Opportunity Options that are Straightforward and Transparent) – helped formulate lessons other community colleges, four-year institutions, and state leaders can apply in their own contexts to increase student enrollment, retention, and completion.

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The Eight Dimensions of Student Wellness

EAB

Podcast The Eight Dimensions of Student Wellness Episode 158. EAB’s Lindsay Schappell, Matt Mustard, and Ed Venit explore the eight dimensions of wellness as they related to keeping students engaged, healthy, and on path academically. That is the law that protects us against having our health information shared.

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Information about COVID-19, flu and RSV

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Dear Johns Hopkins Community, As we prepare to start a new semester, we would like to keep you informed about COVID-19, flu , and RSV and how these illnesses affect our campus and community. Home test kits and masks will be available at JHU at least through Spring Break, and  distribution information is online. Self-tests

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How to promote healing with physical trauma-informed practices

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

As part of the Johns Hopkins community, we want to be supportive of each other, and develop the skillset to connect friends and peers to resources that might help someone on their healing journey, including physical trauma-informed practices and survivor support. Trauma-informed practices and the healing process.

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Undergraduate Enrollment Shows Growth for Second Year

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Data released by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center (NSCRC) shows a 3% increase in enrollment in undergraduate programs this fall compared to similar early data from fall 2023.This Despite that overall undergraduate growth, NSCRC’s “Stay Informed” report for fall 2024 shows a decline in freshman enrollment.

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Department of Public Works Notice: Potential Water Contamination

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Dear Johns Hopkins Community, Out of an abundance of caution we are informing you of the following announcement made yesterday by the City of Baltimore. The city has provided the following information from the U.S. Note: This letter originally appeared as an e-mail sent to the Hopkins community on Friday September 29, 2023.

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Dismantling the Academy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As I moved from a faculty role into more administrative work, the words stayed with me though they no longer informed text selection, course design, or other personal pedagogical practices. Leaders and scholars of color, along with their allies, have sought access to the academy for themselves and for students.