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Supporting Student Retention With Small Grants
A new initiative at the Community College of Vermont provides learners with small grants to assist with immediate needs that threaten their persistence.
Listen: The Role of the Embedded Mental Health Counselor
To decrease barriers to access and provide tailored supports, colleges and universities are designating mental health clinicians to specific academic departments or locations.
Clothing Drives Help Students Stay Warm in the Winter
Colleges and universities ensure their students don’t freeze during frigid temperatures by hosting clothing drives for free winter clothes.
Adventure Therapy Addresses Student Anxiety
The University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, launched an activities-based therapy group in 2024 to help students combat social anxiety and build self-confidence.
Survey: 3 in 5 College Students Experience Food or Housing Insecurity
The Hope Center’s most recent basic needs survey shows while a majority of respondents lacked essentials, including food and housing, fewer than half engaged with institutional supports to mitigate these challenges.
Survey: What Presidents Really Think
The latest Inside Higher Ed Survey of College and University Presidents finds weak support for tenure, high confidence in financial stability and concerns about a lack of progress on student mental health issues.
Study: Therapy Dog Visitations Support Student Well-Being
A recently published article from researchers at Washington State University finds drop-in therapy dog interactions can help students who left their childhood pet behind. The study has implications for providing students with healthy coping strategies.
Pairing Sexual Health Information and Fun
Colleges and universities provide students with safer sex products and education in an entertaining manner to promote engagement and equip students with information.