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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

teachers, school board members, superintendents, principals) and policy makers to see, appreciate, and honor the cultural capital that students of color bring to education, counseling, and mental health services. Counseling & mental health. b. Special education over-referrals and overrepresentation.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Our comprehensive strategy emphasizes culturally relevant curriculum, robust community connections and clear pathways to success—crucial for nurturing a sense of belonging and enhancing academic persistence. Outreach efforts include education on financial aid options, including grants, scholarships and aid for undocumented students.

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There will be courses about social, behavioral, environmental, and cultural determinants of health and interventions that can be beneficial to underserved communities. Health isn’t just your physical or mental health; we have to think more broadly about the social determinants of health or the conditions in which people live,” says Charles.

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"We Know More Than What Those Damn Tests Claim to Measure”: How Tests are Inequitable for Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Years later, as higher education faculty in gifted and talented education, school counseling, mental health, and college and career readiness, we have the same and more concerns. Since then, I have focused my scholarship on college and career readiness, and STEM for Black males. Years later, our experiences still haunt us.

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An Urgent Message to Teachers and School Psychologists Working with Black and Other Minoritized Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

However, it can involve integrating affirming and positive Black imagery into the curriculum and classroom visuals, offering a secure space to voice their concerns and, most importantly, engaging in self-reflection to identify and address personal biases about each Black student (like Michael) and Black students overall.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is a dual admission program with the Armour College of Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT), which provides scholarships. We design the curriculum individually to students’ needs. The transfer rate is 85% for students within three years of admission to EPW. It’s not one-size-fits-all,” says Espiritu. “We

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The Ultimate School Counseling Hack: ChatGPT For School Counselors

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In this blog post, we’ll explore how ChatGPT can be used in a comprehensive school counseling program to support student mental health, academic success, and overall well-being. Develop Curriculum Another great tool that ChatGPT provides is it can create things to support your curriculum and programming.