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Diversity Abroad Conference Focuses on Inclusive Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The upscale in the numbers, said Gordon who founded Diversity Abroad 17 years ago, is largely due to resource allocation and the student leaders who have championed the importance and benefits of education abroad programs. said that pre-pandemic, her university was sending between 60-80 students abroad.

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Report: Pandemic Dealt a Blow to Internationalization

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Internationalization means far more than study abroad programs and foreign exchange students. This includes partnerships with overseas institutions, faculty with international background and expertise, and curriculum. Meanwhile, as campuses emptied, international students had to remain. Some of them wanted to stay.”

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Prairie View Recognized for Excellence in Campus Internationalization

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As the first HBCU to ever win the award and one of a limited number of institutions to win it nationwide, it feels great to be recognized in such a very public way at the national and international levels.”

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University of Maryland Reckons with the Past

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The project is already giving voice to the Greenleaf family, enslaved on Eversfield plantation, which is now home to the Xfinity Center, a hub for student activity and UMD’s basketball arena. Students know that there’s no way an institution this old has no ties to slavery,” said Hughes-Watkins. “I Hughes-Watkins agreed.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

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Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. There, she had opportunities to work with the school’s student affairs division and began to learn that she was “sort of good at that side of the camp,” she says. in higher education and student affairs from CGU. Carter holds a B.S.

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100 Tactics for International Student Support

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100 Tactics for International Student Support. University leaders looking to better support their international students must confront a range of challenges. For one, the international student population is a diverse segment unto itself, representing many different cultures and backgrounds. Infographic.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Jack Thomas In my own journey, leading a campus with such diverse student representation has reinforced the importance of embracing diversity and fostering a culture of inclusivity. This period witnessed a remarkable increase in minority enrollments and the establishment of support programs designed to cater to diverse student bodies.

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