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Beyond Bubble Baths: The Real Talk on Authentic Self-Care

Active Minds

From Instagram influences promoting skincare routines to celebrities advocating for their meditation practices, self-care has become embedded into pop culture. It was through these same connections that I discovered the power that community plays in self-care. As many may feel, self-care is not about conforming to society’s standards.

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A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It was love at first sight. I remember seeing copies of Black Issues in Higher Education in various administrators’ offices at Albany State, the historically Black university where I was an undergraduate student journalist in the mid-1990s. I was 19 when I first touched the pages of Black Issues ; later this year, I will be 49. Cox’s and Frank L.

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How Active Minds Speakers Can Help You Create Lasting Mental Health Change

Active Minds

Research shows that peer-to-peer outreach is the best way to reduce the stigma that surrounds mental health and to encourage people to seek help if they need it. Jade currently works with the National Institute of Health and the Black Greek Letter Consortium as their mental health influencer and keynote speaker.

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How to Improve Your Executive Presence

Steve Keating

I can tell you nothing, absolutely nothing, projects a more powerful executive presence than being an effective communicator in front of a group. Strong interpersonal skills are crucial for building relationships and influencing others. Build relationships with colleagues, industry peers, mentors, and leaders.

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Providing Health & Hope to All: Dream Award Scholar Makayla Dawkins

Scholarship America

Makayla began that journey in high school, as she assumed the role of a peer health educator and became an LGBTQ+ advocate for the True Colors organization. Through these experiences, she witnessed the power of education and inclusivity in fostering positive health outcomes. Upsilon Mu Chapter.

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Vital Behaviors

The Advisor That Cares

AAC&U Peer Review Winter. Advising will create and allow for flexible advising options (online, e-advise, module/quiz-based, video/quiz-based, in-person), allowing for the ultimate diversity of choice, ownership, and voice for each learner and advisor within accepted and set boundaries/expectations. Steele, G. Change How You Change Minds.

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From Humble Beginnings to Leading Higher Education Advocacy: My Journey

COE

Like many of his peers, he went into manual labor, pursuing jobs at a meat packing factory and aircraft manufacturer. My mom’s story begins on a farm in South Carolina. Neither of her parents had the opportunity complete their high school educations. Recognizing her potential, they urged her to pursue higher education.