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Seal of Excelencia 2024

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The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. This program paired faculty members with developmental education freshmen.

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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility

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COVID-19 has had an alarming impact on the mental health of college students. The increase, the Trevor Project suggests , stems from not only from the negative impact of COVID-19, but other risk factors like barriers to mental health care and a wave of new state policies affecting LGBTQ+ rights. Train Faculty and Staff.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

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And as business owners, Latinos made up 50% of net new small businesses from 2007–2017. million STEM job openings by 2031 – supporting and assisting this population with the obstacles in their paths may prove essential to the economic health of the country, the report stated. Additionally, their purchasing power of $3.4 And as the U.S.

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Pride in the Halls

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The political landscape that’s targeting LGBTQ people is taking a toll on young people’s mental health, especially right now with the Supreme Court decisions and DEI efforts being removed or educational institutions being pressured by their state governments,” says Jorge Valencia, executive director of the Point Foundation.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

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That led to the 2007 opening of Rancourt Hall, which added 152 beds. The Dax Program provides referrals and service plans that include physical and mental health, legal services and other services participants may need. The college also leases a motel, which is called Mustang Hall, with 126 beds.

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Two ways to improve support services for adult learners with learning disabilities

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Understanding the challenge According to a 2012 National Institute of Mental Health survey , around 4.25% of U.S. adults are diagnosed with ADHD—up from 3.41% in 2007. Between 2007 and 2016, a study found a 43% increase in in adults with newly diagnosed ADHD.

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

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Katie Mitchell-Dodge is a Doctoral Student in Counselor Education & Supervision at the University of Arizona “When I think of Black youth mental health, my first thought is that we don’t talk about it enough….And This report challenged misperceptions regarding Black youth, mental health, and suicidality.