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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aside from writing about the plight of Black men in higher education, in our scholarship, we have employed an anti-deficit approach to highlight critical factors that help to facilitate the access, retention, and persistence of Black men in college. Walker is an Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator at the University of Central Florida.

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An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Removing barriers for students to use mental health services is one of the most important goals of college administrations today particularly for students of color and diverse backgrounds. A primary component of this approach involves integrating mental health support with other basic student wellness services.

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

To implement a sense of compassion, educators must be committed to a flexible process facilitated through positive communication and transparency. Moreover, school counselors are positioned to facilitate individual and group counseling to assist with study skills, stress, anxiety, and social-emotional learning development.

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The Importance of Immigrant-Origin Students to Two Campuses, Higher Education, and the USA

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Right now, that includes anxiety among some students, graduates, and staff wondering about their futures in this country given the potential end of programs such as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) and some of the immigration policy pledges of the incoming administration.

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Promoting Higher Education for Native Americans in Minnesota

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Metro-Wide American Indian Graduation Celebration facilitates conversations between tribal colleges and four-year institutions. UM also has the Office of Native American Affairs, which facilitates communication and consultation with tribal nations to improve UM systemwide to better serve Native communities and learners.

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HBCU Leaders Gather to Create Blueprint for Future of Higher Education

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Ed Smith-Lewis, senior vice president for strategic partnerships at the United Negro College Fund facilitates a session at the H.E.L.F Attendees were encouraged to talk through case studies and were guided by facilitators: Ed Smith-Lewis, senior vice president for Strategic Partnerships at the United Negro College Fund; Dr. M.C.

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A Blueprint for College Students’ Sense of Belonging

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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 &