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A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Positive associations with fraternities or sororities, racially minoritized alumni, fellow students, and faculty of color who can continue to instill racial pride can support racially minoritized student development.

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Funding at Risk: How AANAPISI Programs Transform Student Lives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mike Hoa Nguyen, an assistant professor of education at New York University, the refugee course, the multilingual writing center and ARISE program all serve as prime examples of the kind of culturally relevant courses and programming that help students from this demographic succeed.

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Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students

COE

Aaron Brown is the executive vice president of the Council for Opportunity in Education and a TRIO Student Support Services alumnus.

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Recruiters, Students Differ on New Grad Career Readiness

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

There is a clear disconnect between how students and employers perceive studentsdevelopment of these competencies,” said NACE President and CEO Shawn VanDerziel. For all but one of the competencies, college students believe they are more proficient than do their potential employers.” For example, 84.6%

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McMickens teaches courses that focus on student development theory and practice, research in higher education, critical issues in higher education, and diversity issues in higher education. “I I hope my work can shed light on disparities that still exist while offering solutions to help foster more inclusive learning environments.

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School Counselors’ Crucial Role in Student Mental Health

Active Minds

It’s no surprise that school counselors play an important role in supporting student mental health, well-being, and academic success in K-12 schools. They are the people most engaged in programs and activities that help students develop healthy goals, mindsets, and behaviors. National School Counseling Week is Feb.

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The Right Formula

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“My research involves making fluorescent sensors to detect changes in blood pH,” he said of his fellowship from the National Institutes of Health-Initiative for Maximizing Student Development. I think it’s a very interesting dynamic,” he said.