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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges around the country are exploring residential options, developing housing for the first time, or partnering with organizations such as Educational Housing Services (EHS), a New York City nonprofit group that houses students from colleges throughout the city. “As for other certificate/degree seeking students.

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Advising, Counseling, Mentoring and Teaching Black Males in Secondary and Postsecondary Settings

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some of the topics include literacy and math, advising Black male engineering majors, socio-emotional development, leadership, community college experiences, Black male veterans, athletes in P-12 and higher education, and the recruitment and retention of Black males in educator preparation programs. & Alexander, L.D. link] Dr. Edward C.

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How institutions can invest in supporting Spanish-speaking students and families

Blackboard Blog

from Fall 2019, according to the National Student Clearinghouse. from Fall 2019 through Fall 2021. As institutions innovate to create ways to attract new students, or regain the students who have left, it is important to create culturally responsive interventions that uphold commitments to equity.

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Your student loan payments are due: 3 strategies to support community college students’ financial wellness

EAB

While loan payments will continue to be stalled for students actively enrolled at your institution, there are a number of ways they could negatively impact your students—and your retention rates— today. These concerns could impact retention as current students think critically about taking on more debt.

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A Day in the Life of a #RealCollege President

Believe in Students

As the #RealCollegePresident at Compton College, it is my job to ensure that students are prepared for a bright future. This is essential work and the heart of Compton College’s mission, which is to offer a welcoming environment where our students are supported to pursue and to attain academic and professional excellence.

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What is “one front door” onboarding and how could it help your students?

EAB

The pain of losing students is worse than the temporary pain of making a change to better serve those students.” Dr. Tiffany Ray-Patterson VP of Student Services, Germanna Community College [link] Learn More Check out this podcast to learn more about Germanna's streamlined onboarding approach for workforce and for-credit students.

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Supporting the Health and Well-Being of Transgender College Students

Timely MD

A review of research on trans students’ experiences in higher education conducted by the UCLA Williams Institute found that TGNC college students face discrimination and harassment, which can harm their academic performance and retention.