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Mental Health
Emotional Stress Remains a Top Challenge to Keeping Students Enrolled
A new report from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation builds on their previous research showing that students’ distress spiked during the pandemic. -
Health and Wellness
What Does a Healthy Campus Actually Look Like? A New Study Offers Ideas.
Researchers shed light on how small interventions can create a better environment. -
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Advice
How to Make Room for Neurodivergent Professors
Seventeen years into his career, a faculty member finds out he is autistic. It explains a lot, he says. -
Advice
Will Mandated Mental-Health Breaks Do More Harm Than Good?
New policies presume it’s beneficial for anxious students to take days off from class. That assumption has several critical flaws. -
Wellness on Campus
Students Say Mental-Health Breaks From Class Help Them Succeed. Here’s How Colleges Are Responding.
Three campuses weigh strategies to support students without disrupting learning or burdening faculty. -
Government Aid
Covid Relief Money Helped Almost 2/3 of Students Stay in College, U.S. Says
That extra support for higher ed is set to run out in a few months, leaving college leaders with some tough decisions. -
Health and Wellness
‘I Don’t Think Covid Is Done With Us’: A New Study Says Long Covid Lingers on College Campuses
Researchers examined over 1,300 cases at George Washington University and found that more than one-third of students, faculty, and staff reported persistent symptoms of the virus. -
Student Well-Being
Trauma and Social Anxiety Are Growing Mental-Health Concerns for College Students
A new analysis of students who went to campus counseling centers also looked at factors that increased their likelihood of dropping out. -
Wellness on Campus
Colleges Are Investing in Student Mental Health. But ‘There’s Still a Long Way to Go,’ Survey Finds.
Student-affairs leaders say that demand for mental-health treatment continues to exceed existing resources, particularly as more students have become comfortable seeking help.