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Finishing Strong: An End of Term Message to Encourage Continued Growth

We are approaching the end of a tumultuous and exhausting academic term – for instructors and students alike. The challenges we collectively faced leading up to, and throughout, the Fall 2020 term laid bare the inequities of higher education, and elevated the urgency of our mandate as educators to more fully support the success and […]

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Institutional Trust and the Student Experience: Insights from Claude Steele and Mary Murphy

How can institutions take an anti-racist approach to diversity and inclusion initiatives? How can institutions include faculty in efforts to transform student experience? These are just some of the questions that Dr. Claude Steele and Dr. Mary Murphy addressed during a Reinvention Collaborative town hall on October 13. Steele and Murphy’s conversation introduced the town […]

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Creating Identity Safety in the Classroom as the 2020 Election Approaches

With the 2020 Election nearing, we find ourselves navigating students’ (and our own) complex reactions to the leadership and direction of the country and preparing for what we can say and do to support students in the days leading up to and after Election Day. As college instructors, especially those not in disciplines like political […]

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Revising Your Syllabi (and Your Courses) with Equity, Belonging and Growth in Mind

Course syllabi are often written with the intention to set expectations and boundaries for appropriate student conduct, and as tools for holding students accountable for their learning. They often are instructors’ first communication with students and, therefore, give students their first impressions about what the course will entail, who you are as an instructor, and […]

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Privileging the Student Experience and Student Success by Becoming an Anti-Racist Institution

At the same time that the COVID pandemic’s health and economic effects have disproportionately impacted our students of color, their families and communities, many Black students are grappling  with what it means to be part of a nation whose institutions are steeped in racism, as we face yet another murder of a Black person at […]

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SEP Stands United For Equity, Justice and for Black Lives

We are saddened and outraged by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery and too many others. Their tragic deaths and the ensuing events, compounded by the disproportionate impact of the COVID crisis, shine a spotlight on the deeply-rooted racist and oppressive systems that continue to inflict trauma and violence on communities of […]

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Physical Distancing, Not Social Isolation: Creating Supportive Learning Environments during COVID-19

When students are facing stress and uncertainty, whether due to individual circumstances, structural factors, or a global pandemic, instructors can have a particularly meaningful impact on their experience and well-being. During times of transition, students are vigilant for cues about whether they or people like them are seen to belong and whether they or people […]

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Launching the SEP: Kicking off the Initiative to Transform Student Experience and Increase Graduation Rates for All Students

On November 11, 2019, a collaborative of university leaders, faculty, researchers, and national education organizations launched the Student Experience Project (SEP), aiming to help universities provide supportive and equitable learning environments to foster a sense of belonging on campus.

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Thankful every day for this group of committed and inspiring leaders working for #equity in #highered @SEPvoices.

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The Student Experience Project Retweeted · College Transition Collaborative @CTCorg

Thank you to our amazing @SEPvoices community - we are energized after three days together learning from students and faculty who truly commit to elevating equity, belonging, and growth in #studentexperience in #highereducation.
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Student Experience Project partners @UNM leading on addressing students' basic needs: The UNM Basic Needs Project. #studentexperince #equity

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