Student Success
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Staffed Up: Higher ed partnerships shine light on school mental health workforce solutions
Mental health professionals stress the need to invest in innovative programs to help recruit and retain K-12 counselors, psychologists and social workers.
By Anna Merod • Jan. 27, 2023 -
What helps students receiving counseling stay in college?
Students facing issues like academic distress and anxiety were more likely to drop out, a new report found.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 26, 2023 -
Trendline
Mental Health and Wellness
This Trendline examines how colleges are adapting their mental healthcare to pandemic-era constraints.
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Q&A
How the stories students tell themselves affected their mental state early in the COVID-19 pandemic
A focus on positive change in the face of challenges is tied to better mental outlooks, according to Psychology Professor Jordan Booker's research.
By Lilah Burke • Jan. 20, 2023 -
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College student, employee mental health worsened last year, survey finds
Student affairs professionals reported an increase in available mental health services but said more investment is needed across campuses.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 18, 2023 -
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How 24/7 care impacts student health and well-being
After-hours mental health care is not something that colleges and universities can continue to ignore—it’s a necessity.
Jan. 17, 2023 -
Q&A
Researchers hope to boost community college transfer and make it more equitable
Leaders detail a new project disaggregating data on who transfers and earns a bachelor's degree. It also seeks to document best practices for colleges.
By Lilah Burke • Jan. 17, 2023 -
Nearly 2 in 5 recent graduates said their colleges didn’t prepare them mentally to transition to a workplace
Over half of those surveyed said employers should invest more in mental health, according to a new report.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 13, 2023 -
Opinion
President Speaks: How colleges can help turn out the student vote
The president of Muhlenberg College shares strategies the institution used in Pennsylvania to sharply boost voting.
By Kathleen Harring • Jan. 9, 2023 -
Massachusetts Senate leader calls for free community college
Karen Spilka, who's backed higher education investment, proposed the idea during the start of the legislative session Wednesday.
By Laura Spitalniak • Jan. 6, 2023 -
Opinion
Adult learners can help solve higher education’s enrollment crisis. But here’s what colleges will need to know.
A slowing economy could push employees back to college, but institutions still have work to do to serve adult students, the CEO of ReUp Education writes.
By Terah Crews • Dec. 29, 2022 -
Opinion
Community college transfer gap challenges equity anew
InsideTrack's president suggests some fixes after the rate of women transferring from two-year to four-year institutions fell during the pandemic.
By Ruth Bauer White • Dec. 19, 2022 -
New NACAC committee will add students to discussion of admissions practices
New group follows up on January report about barriers to equitable admissions. Half of its members will be students.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Dec. 15, 2022 -
Completion higher for alternative teacher prep programs affiliated with higher ed
In 2019-20, 34% of enrollees completed university-based programs compared to 14% for programs not affiliated with colleges, a new analysis shows.
By Anna Merod • Dec. 14, 2022 -
Text communication isn’t enough to improve nontraditional students’ enrollment and outcomes, paper suggests
Personalized college information and an offer of professional advising didn't affect veterans' college decisions, researchers found.
By Laura Spitalniak • Dec. 13, 2022 -
Workforce hampered by broken relationship between community colleges and employers, report finds
Harvard Business School's Project on Managing the Future of Work and the American Association of Community Colleges suggest ways to reboot the system.
By Rick Seltzer • Dec. 12, 2022 -
What can colleges learn from degrees awarded in the fast-shrinking journalism field?
Bachelor's degrees offer solid payoffs, while grad programs post mixed returns, researchers find. But many students don't go on to work in the field.
By Lilah Burke • Dec. 8, 2022 -
Senate subcommittee explores improvements for K-12, higher ed mental health transitions
Mental health supports often lapse just when students need them the most, panelists told a Senate subcommittee.
By Kara Arundel • Dec. 7, 2022 -
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Fueling digital transformation and student success through virtual health and well-being
Colleges and universities need clear Dx strategies that impact how to recruit, enroll and retain students.
Dec. 5, 2022 -
The year’s biggest higher ed stories — so far
These topics have resonated most with our readers so far in 2022.
By Higher Ed Dive Staff • Dec. 5, 2022 -
College completion rates stall at 62.3%, report finds
The latest rate, which is essentially the same as the prior year’s figure, masks concerning declines among White, Black and Latinx students.
By Natalie Schwartz • Nov. 29, 2022 -
TL;DR: Women prefer text contributions over talk in remote classes
While all students liked having a live chat option, women were more likely to say the feature made it easier for them to participate.
By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 25, 2022 -
Young adults with degrees say they need more real-world training
Still, employers have said they view degrees as the less risky option — even while acknowledging they can be a poor indicator of an applicant’s skills.
By Kate Tornone • Nov. 21, 2022 -
City Colleges of Chicago bet on nonprofit’s wraparound support to boost graduation rates
An expanded partnership aims to make participation in the One Million Degrees program automatic for 3,000 students within four years.
By Rick Seltzer • Nov. 15, 2022 -
Over 1,830 colleges are test-optional for fall 2023 admissions
At least 90 of those institutions aren’t requiring the SAT or ACT through fall 2024, according to FairTest, a group advocating for limited use of assessments.
By Jeremy Bauer-Wolf • Nov. 15, 2022 -
Q&A
How higher ed can engage veterans — from a university president who is a veteran
Identify how veterans differ from traditional students and support them accordingly, says the president of the University of Montana.
By Laura Spitalniak • Nov. 11, 2022