Putting First Gen Students First
By Alisha Rose Henderson, Caitlin Fisher, and Melvyn Harding, University of Memphis California State University L.A. (Cal State) has a...
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Oct 11, 2021
Fulfilling the Promise of Patient-Centered Care: Dismantling Framings that Foster Health Disparities
Dina Refki, Rukhsana Ahmed, and Jeanette Altarriba University at Albany, State University of New York The Institute of Medicine (2001)...
Sep 27, 2021
Fixing the Messenger, not the Message:The University of Memphis, Church Health and Tigers Athletics
Authors: Nikkino Wesson, Fedoria Rugless, Daniel Greenwood University of Memphis + Church Health In America we chase the dream that...
Apr 2, 2021
Scaling Our Food Insecurity Approach: Thoughts from University of Toledo
By Sammy Spann, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students, University of Toledo Students, faculty, and staff realized the sustainable...
Oct 7, 2020
Universidades de excelencia: USU members recognized for commitment to Latinx students
Two USU members have earned the coveted Seal of Excelencia, which recognizes institutions that intentionally serve and demonstrate...
Jul 30, 2020
Wrap-Up: The Road Map to Day 2
How does one summarize the lessons learned over a month of discussions, activities, learning new theories, and sharing promising...
Jul 29, 2020
Navigating Uncertainty: The Urgency of Continuous Improvement
The fourth session in the USU Summer meeting series explored how applying a continuous improvement frame to student success efforts,...
Jul 28, 2020
Innovating for Equitable Outcomes: Applying Human-Centered Design to Address the Needs of Urban Univ
Human Centered Design is an approach that focuses on creating solutions to identified issues by focusing on and designing with the end...
Jul 27, 2020
Leveraging Students’ Community Cultural Wealth: Moving from Deficit to Asset-Based Approaches
The COVID-19 pandemic and the recent protests against racism are inflection points for higher education. As students continue to face the...
Jul 24, 2020
Designing for Equitable Futures: Respond, Reset, Reinvent
What have urban serving universities learned from the COVID-19 crisis that can inform strategic planning for the future? What inequities...
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