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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Leslie Hall, director of the HBCU Program at the Human Rights Campaign — the largest LGBTQ lobbying organization in the U.S. Guttman recently institutionalized its Lavender Graduation, a pre-graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students which the president, provost, and members of the faculty attend. Dr. Luis A.

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Community College Leader Recognized as 2023 Diverse Champion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

But as the pandemic raged on and upended life for MCCCD students and faculty, Gonzales endeavored to stay focused on them. “I He’s very heartwarming,” said Frank Zamora, a recently retired division chair and faculty member at GateWay Community College. “He And I said, ‘No, you’re just a human being that’s never gone to college.’”

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Announcing new School of Government and Policy

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

In addition, today I am thrilled to share with you that as a significant element of our deepening presence in the nation’s capital we are launching the Johns Hopkins University School of Government and Policy, our first new academic division since 2007.

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Black Youth Mental Health: Understanding and Being Culturally Responsive to Promote Homeplace and Black Joy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ford is Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University Mandy K. Further, rates of death by suicide for Black youth have risen since 2007 at a rate that is faster than any other racial/ethnic group. Mims is an Assistant Professor of Applied Psychology at New York University Dr. Paul C.

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The “Red Zone” of sexual assault

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Because of the hormones the human brain releases (adrenalin, cortisol, opioids, and oxytocin) during a traumatic event, survivors may respond in ways that are unexpected to folks who support them or even to survivors themselves. If faculty and staff are not listed here, they are non-confidential. Rainn.org, 2021.

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A Deeper Study of Higher Education Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

President Milliron told us how this human factor has been the hardest challenge to navigate as a leader: "I've been incredibly blessed to work with inspirational and meaningful folks. You understand this is a Rubik's Cube, you've got to be able to twist and turn, and if you've never played the game before, it gets really tough."

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How I’m Powered by Orange

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

Conveniently, I had already registered for the NASPA Annual Conference that year and would be able to meet several of the CSSA faculty and students at the event. I had already spoken with Jessica White , lead faculty member for CSSA and my future major professor, but it was thrilling to meet her in person. Having an Ed.M.