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The Damaging Impact of Unattainable Expectations
One subject rarely broached in debates about student mental health is the hypercompetitive atmosphere that colleges and universities foster through their marketing, argues Caleb Wellum.
‘College Belonging’
Author discusses her new book on first-generation students and how they navigate college life.
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From Pfizer to Phi Beta Kappa: Getting Campuses Vaccinated
To encourage students to get vaccines, colleges should consider paying them, write Erin Todd Bronchetti, Ellen Magenheim, Benjamin Bohman, Alfred (Quin) Seivold and Keyan Shayegan.
Opinion
From Surviving to Thriving
The pandemic has forced institutions to reckon finally with the fundamental issues of the true value of higher education from a student's perspective, Peter Lake and Rob Buelow write.
Opinion
Deciding Under the Influence
College students shouldn’t be forced to choose between their success and their safety, contends Brian Sayler.
Advising in the Time of COVID
The ABCs of successful advising both before, during and after the pandemic are actually the LRCs: listen, respect and care. That’s according to new data from the National Survey of Student Engagement.
Peer-Led Punishment for Flouting Pandemic Rules
Some colleges have called on student groups to manage reports about violations of coronavirus-related public health protocols on campuses and to impose punishments or penalties for peers who don't comply.
Bursting Their Bubble
A pricey mini campus promises students a maskless, safe spring term. Some see it as a paradise, others a prison, but experts agree that no environment is pandemic-proof.