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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.

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Harvard’s Billion-Dollar Disappointment

Harvard’s nearly $1.2 billion fundraising haul fell short of last year’s mark by roughly $200M, following a period of acrimony marked by student protests and scandals.

Rick Singer Leaves Prison and Plans to Resume College Counseling

William (Rick) Singer, who spent 16 months in a federal prison camp for masterminding the 2019 Varsity Blues admissions scandal...
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Why Some Students Say They Don’t Plan to Vote

One student who isn’t voting this year said the candidates were “trash,” while another said they doubted it would matter much whether Harris or Trump won.

New on the Key Podcast: A Strengths-Based, People-First Approach to Student Success

This latest episode of The Key features a conversation with Donde Plowman, chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and...
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‘Institutional Neutrality Applies to Actions—Not Just Words’

Vanderbilt University chancellor Daniel Diermeier argues that demonstrating a political point of view contradicts higher education’s core mission and values.

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Faculty Overwhelmingly Back Harris in November. But They Won’t Tell Students to Do the Same.

Respondents to a new Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research poll mostly identified as Democrats—with only 8 percent supporting Trump. But, aware they’re to the left of their students and states, they’re largely keeping their thoughts to themselves.

Huston-Tillotson Plans to Expand HBCU Education to California

Huston-Tillotson University, a private historically Black institution in Texas, plans to expand its academic offerings to California, a state without...