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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For example, Black students in P-12 schools tend to be suspended at higher rates than their racial peers and the belief is that this discipline will teach Black students a lesson to behave in class. The goal is for educators and students to collaborate in creating a classroom environment that is conducive to learning for all.

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Study: Demand for Higher Education Remains Strong Despite Ongoing Barriers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Despite persistent challenges in affordability, accessibility and mental health support, U.S. The study identifies mental health concerns and financial barriers as the primary obstacles to completion. The 2025 State of Higher Education report , conducted by Gallup and Lumina Foundation, surveyed nearly 14,000 U.S.

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Mental Health in Schools: How to Support Students AND Educators

Active Minds

American Education Week provides a crucial opportunity to shed light on an issue that continues to be ignored: the need to support the mental health of both students and educators. The American education system needs to be full of mental health champions. Encourage collaboration, flexibility, and work-life balance.

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How Active Minds’ Interns Champion Mental Health

Active Minds

We are so excited to work with this wonderful group of students in advancing our mission of changing the culture around mental health. I’m most looking forward to developing my skills and expanding my knowledge of nonprofit work and the mental health field to prepare myself more for the workforce. Where are you from?

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Whole Girl Education Conference Takes Time for Mental Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I get to teach mostly white men how to advance under-represented talent,” she said. Some touched on administrative skills, like ones on how to engage new staff to retain leaders, how to understand your own leadership style and make it as effective as possible, and how to use national data sets to enhance teaching. Love, the William F.

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The Importance of Listening to Student Needs Emphasized at Department of Education Summit

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Studying the data, intentional collaboration, and asking students what they need are keys to improving outcomes. Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. Speakers addressed evidence-based practices, collaboration, access, and advising. On Wednesday, the U.S.

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Young Black Men Project, Fitting in for Black Men, Boys Showcased at BMRI’s Symposium

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The convening continued its conversation on the mental health of African American men at the Woodruff Library in the heart of the Atlanta University Center. Howard Stevenson, Constance Clayton Professor of Urban Education and Director of the Racial Empowerment Collaboration at the University of Pennslyvania. Funded by a $1.4