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Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Restore Subsidized Graduate Student Loans

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

have introduced bicameral legislation to restore graduate students' access to subsidized federal loans, a benefit eliminated more than a decade ago that advocates say has created barriers to advanced education for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Senator Alex Padilla Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Students navigate housing and food insecurity, transportation issues, and other limitations to access. The purpose of community colleges is to increase access to higher education for the most vulnerable populations.” Dr. Everrett A. This involves foundations with equity missions similar to those of the colleges.

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How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources

EAB

Podcast How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources Episode 149. Carl Dindo, the Director of Campus Health Services for Northern Arizona University, to discuss innovative approaches to meeting student mental health needs. May 2, 2023. Welcome to the Office Hours with EAB podcast.

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How Four Young Adults Are Creating New Mental Health Resources for BIPOC and LGBTQ+ Communities

Active Minds

It’s no secret that youth and young adults across the United States are currently experiencing a mental health crisis, and BIPOC and LGBTQ+ young people are disproportionately affected. percent increase from 2019 and a 50 percent increase from 2011. They graduated from NYU this summer with a B.A.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. I must work with current and future mental health professionals to be culturally sensitive and competent in their knowledge skills and dispositions.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Postsecondary educators have been increasingly focused on supporting positive student mental health over the past decades. Additionally, poor mental health and toxic stress have a detrimental impact on learning and academic performance. Stress, Mental Health and Learning. times that of their peers.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Created in 2005 by Excelencia in Education, Examples of Excelencia is a national initiative that recognizes institutions and nonprofit organizations that identify, aggregate, and promote evidence-based practices that improve Latinx student access in higher education. We believe in absolutely helping them actualize their goals and vice versa.”

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