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Meeting Student Parents’ Basic Needs
An on-campus clothing store and diaper subscription service address the financial challenges faced by parenting students at Fresno State.
Funding Student Success: Parking Violations and Food Pantry Donations
Colleges allow students to pay off their parking tickets and other citations through gifts of food items to the student pantry.
Empowering Faculty to Engage in Basic Needs Support for Students
A new online curriculum from Believe in Students helps illustrate the challenges students face with basic needs insecurity and the role professors can play in addressing these concerns.
Survey: College Students Consider Health and Wellness Services Average
A 2024 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed found the greatest share of students give their college or university an average rating on the quality and variety of well-being resources.
Student Wellness Tip: Encouraging Students to Talk Mental Health
Almost three in four college students feel raising awareness of mental health is important, but fewer know how to do so. Their colleges can promote advocacy in four ways.
Tackling Climate Anxiety With Student Participation
Colleges and universities are encouraging students to build climate resilience and contribute to solutions through curriculum, research and experiential learning.
Student Wellness Tip: Creating a Culture of Kindness With Peer Certification
Research from the Born This Way Foundation finds a majority of students use peer support or want peer support for their mental health. An expert weighs in on what works best in these programs.
Reduce Suicide Risk Through Supporting Students’ Sense of Purpose
Research finds students who indicate they have meaning in their lives are less likely to express suicidal ideation. Colleges and universities can foster exploration and meaning making, in the classroom and beyond, to promote overall student thriving.