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Initiative Promotes Financial Literacy by Investing in HBCU Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Coleman says that the initiative began with a partnership with Braven, a national nonprofit organization that helps college students develop a path to economic mobility. Creating awareness Financial literacy among college-going students has been a concern among many experts.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Academic Program Planning Academic program stewardship Joe Bruner, William McDonnell and Sarah Simpson, University of Kentucky Building a department chairs' academy—no longer a forgotten chair Cynthia Lester, Senior Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, Georgia State University Perimeter College Cross-departmental collaboration for innovation and impact (..)

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10 Best Practices for Supporting College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

“Had we not partnered with TimelyCare, we’d have lost a tremendous amount of students, faculty, and staff at the university,” said Leroy Durant, Vice President for Student Development & Services at Claflin University. “I I believe my staff would have probably told me, ‘This is too much.