Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2025

It creates opportunities to foster empathy, promote trauma-informed practices, and support the mental health of students, faculty, and staff affected by trauma. This helps reduce the stigma that prevents students from seeking help, counseling, and accommodations — free from fear of judgment, discrimination, or being singled out.

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MAY 30, 2024

More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mental health services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill. It's not why they chose the online education in the first place.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

Meanwhile, research increasingly shows that comprehensive support services like counseling, basic needs assistance, and mental health care directly impact student achievement, especially for historically underserved populations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 31, 2024

“Title V allows us to meet academic needs in really wonderful ways with tutoring and professional development for faculty, but our students have a lot of other needs and we’re seeing that more and more,” said Fabrizio. There are needs with food, housing, mental health support and counseling. …

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

The CSUEB Pathfinders Institute is dedicated to enhancing culturally relevant professional development through an intensive two-week program for faculty teaching critical first-year courses. CSUSM’s inclusive hiring practices have increased Latino representation among faculty, administrators and staff.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 16, 2025

TRIO doesn’t provide free tuition, but offers academic tutoring, mentoring, financial guidance, personal counseling, and career services that help students. We focus on building a strong sense of community through our cohort model that reinforces peer mentoring paired with one-on-one staff and faculty mentoring.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 6, 2025

Holcomb-McCoys long career in higher education leadership includes serving as vice provost for Faculty Affairs campus-wide and vice dean of Academic Affairs in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, where she launched the Johns Hopkins School Counseling Fellows Program and the Faculty Diversity Initiative.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 18, 2025

faculty, staff, and administrators) are highly underrepresented, which is a crisis. School counselors can provide individual and group counseling or classroom guidance lessons on matching the courses needed for STEM careers and explain the why in which they are needed to be successful. Below, we go deeper and provide recommendations.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 22, 2024

A former public-school educator, Holcomb-McCoy served as vice provost for faculty affairs and vice dean of academic affairs in the School of Education at Johns Hopkins University prior to her arrival at AU.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 31, 2025

Toldson, professor of counseling psychology at Howard University and recipient of AABHEs Distinguished Cultural Award, urged attendees to fiercely defend academic freedom. They expressed frustrations about feeling hamstrung in their efforts to serve students from underrepresented groups and conceded that many of them had begun to self-censor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 14, 2025

At Moorpark, equity initiatives aimed at fostering student belonging and engagement include the use of secure two-way texting by admissions, financial aid, counseling, and other departments. Moorpark College faculty members provide students more time on tests in gateway Math and English courses. We are there for them when they need us.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 18, 2025

Nicole Pulliam In my first year as a faculty member, I was the shiny new object. I have deeply enjoyed my students, the camaraderie of my colleagues, and the privileges afforded to faculty. Dr. Nicole Pulliam is an associate professor of Educational Counseling & Leadership at Monmouth University.

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JANUARY 14, 2025

in counseling & human development, University of Georgia Career mentors: Dr. Darris Means, Clemson University; Dr. Tiffany J. Title: Assistant Professor of Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration, University of Vermont Tenured: No Age: 34 Education: B.A. in Interdisciplinary Arts from Hampshire College; M.A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

As institutions wrap up their fall semesters, many faculty, staff, and students look forward to a chance to go home to familiar stomping grounds and family traditions. Campus counseling center directors just don’t have the bandwidth to do it all.” “Campus counseling center directors just don’t have the bandwidth to do it all.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 16, 2024

Her role entails collaborating with multiple campus constituents, including faculty; the Offices of Academic Affairs; Student Affairs and Enrollment; and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion; Human Resources; Counseling and Wellness; Registrar; Public Safety and Security; Facilities; Communications; Information Technology; Legal Counsel; and others.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 29, 2023

Morehouse College has several professors exploring this subject and encouraging deeper conversations about understanding manhood and masculinity. Lectures for the symposium’s second day will include Dr.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 6, 2023

I am humbled at the opportunity to work alongside President Peters, faculty, staff, and students to continue the legacy of Oregon’s oldest public university,” Coll said. “As in counseling education and supervision from the University of South Florida. Coll was also a noncommissioned officer in the U.S. Marine Corps.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Meridith Randall GWC Academic Senate President Damien Jordan, an associate professor of counseling, says Randall built trust among the faculty while serving as vice president of instruction, which readily translated when she became interim president. Randall says faculty training in online teaching is a priority this year.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

It’s an honor to join with Laker Nation’s faculty and staff to help cement its reputation as one of the best state universities in Georgia. I’m also incredibly grateful for the students, faculty and staff of AMSC. It’s been an honor to be a part of their journey toward success.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Title: Associate Professor of Counseling, Department of Disability & Psychoeducational Studies, University of Arizona, Affiliate Faculty, Education Policy Center, University of Arizona Tenured: Yes Age: 37 Education: B.S., school counseling, University of Maryland, College Park; and Ph.D.,

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 26, 2024

I look forward to working collaboratively with faculty, staff, students, alumni, and the community to uphold and elevate our commitment to academic excellence, innovation, and economic empowerment as we advance our mission of transforming lives and creating leaders.” He served under six U.S.

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Counselors' Corner

JANUARY 31, 2024

That was my first thought for next week, which is National School Counseling Week. It’s about counseling , the work done here in the office. To meet that need, we’d like to focus on one facet of our service each day next week: Monday—What Is Counseling? That way, all students are exposed to it, but exposed only once.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 21, 2022

When the University of Central Florida (UCF) struggled to diversify its predominately White student and faculty demographics, it turned Dr. Valarie Greene King, an Army-trained clinical psychologist, to help drive the diversity agenda. in counseling psychology from American University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

His academic credentials include a doctorate in pastoral counseling from Loyola University Maryland and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology from the former Weston Jesuit School of Theology. Thomas University in Miami, he entered the Society of Jesus in 1991 after earning a master's degree in theology from Providence College.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

In response to Abbott’s memo, Texas A&M University in College Station recently said it changed hiring policies, with the vice president of faculty affairs telling deans to look at only cover letters, resumes, personal statements, and professional references.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

The values and mission are lived beautifully by the faculty, students, staff, and administration. As vice president of Student Life at La Sierra University from 2007 to 2021, she led 10 departments ranging from athletics and counseling to campus security and spiritual life. It has been a sweet surprise to see God connect our paths.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Campus racial climate is defined in the report as the “current attitudes, behaviors, and practices of faculty and students at a higher education institution toward students based on their race/ethnicity.” Another Black student, Ava, was interviewed about the distinctly few counselors of color available at her school’s counseling center.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

She holds a Master of Arts degree in elementary education from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, a Master of Arts degree in rehabilitation counseling, and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Alabama. She will be the first African American and the 12th woman to serve as president of St. Catherine University.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Tri-C had no policy barring faculty or employees from speaking to reporters in an individual capacity at the time, the lawsuit stated. The lawsuit was filed Monday by attorney Subodh Chandra in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. According to the suit, the comments prompted Johnson and other officials to retaliate.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 1, 2022

can't just be a student affairs or a counseling center priority or responsibility,” Brown said. For many years, the traditional status quo has been [that] the counseling center leads that work, student affairs takes ownership of that work. Kate Brown “What we've seen through the pandemic is student wellbeing, student mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2024

I suspect they apply whether you are faculty, staff, or student, and perhaps well beyond the academy as well. Neither university counsel nor HR is there to protect you. (4) It also made me admire the incredible scholar activists who lit the way. 1) Put a copy of every file and email you care about on your own computer or cloud.

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Active Minds

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Aperocho Dr. Maico Demi Aperocho is presently the Fulbright FLTA Visiting Scholar/Faculty at Gonzaga University’s Department of Modern Languages and Literature in Spokane, WA. Baker is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at Columbia University’s Teachers College. Maico Demi B. Baker Brianna A.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

She holds a Master of Arts degree in elementary education from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, a Master of Arts degree in rehabilitation counseling, and a Bachelor of Science degree in psychology from the University of Alabama. She will be the first African American and the 12th woman to serve as president of St. Catherine University.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

These students are provided academic supports that include counseling, scholarships, and opportunities to participate in innovative science programs. “Dr. By example, the counseling/advising unit uses an intrusive model, monitoring students’ progress and regularly checking in on them. He would counsel me and reassure me.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 21, 2024

This moment demands that we clearly communicate the value of DEI programs to all stakeholders – students, parents, faculty, administrators, and policymakers. For faculty members: As educators, you have a profound influence on shaping future leaders.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Ivory Toldson, national director of education innovation and research for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and professor of counseling psychology at Howard “[It’s] a monumental achievement,” said Dr. Ivory A. No HBCU currently has R1 status.

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APRIL 22, 2024

The literal and physical road map to an academic record begins with what faculty identify as the course work and field experience necessary to represent the academy beyond its respective institutions in the workforce and in research. Johnson is University Registrar at Lincoln University.

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