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

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Mental Health and Wellness

This Trendline examines how colleges are adapting their mental healthcare to pandemic-era constraints.

By Higher Ed Dive staff

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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