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A Blueprint for College Students’ Sense of Belonging

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is the topic we took to task in Fostering Healthier Campuses: Applying Sense of Belonging Theory to Student Affairs Research and Practice at the recent annual meeting of NASPAStudent Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. J'Quen Johnson RECOMMENDATIONS: BELONGING 2.0 &

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Empowering Change: Four Key Strategies for Supporting Student Affairs Administrators in the New Affirmative Action Landscape

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Supporting administrators who directly engage with racially minoritized students is paramount because even before the latest rulings, these professionals shouldered a significant amount of the labor of protecting students in hostile environments. These administrators (e.g., We cannot support people if we do not know what they need.

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Developing a Strengths-Based Campus: Successes, Challenges, and Lessons Learned

Supporting Student Success

This program gave me confidence in my unique set of strengths and gave me actionable guidance about how I can incorporate these “superpowers” into my academic, professional, and personal lives.” – Vic Duarte, Justice Studies student. All these branding efforts led to greater awareness of our CS program amongst students.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We utilize this framework to analyze the use of diverse comics and graphic novels to facilitate critical conversations of bringing inclusive visual texts into the classroom. The academic guidance provided by competent and compassionate advisors coupled with student affairs engagement contribute to the graduation of this unique population.

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How Thematic Major Clusters, Major Maps, and Faculty Mentorship Elevate the Student Experience

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Further, low retention and graduation rates continue to affect overall student success and disproportionately impact vulnerable student groups (e.g., BIPOC and first-generation students). Academic advisors act as students’ principal resources in navigating their student experience. Learn more.

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