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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

In a meta-analysis of the service-learning literature, Salam et al. 2019) found that service-learning leads to the “overall betterment of the local community” (p. Further, combining service-learning with other HIPs results in synergistic effects for deeper learning (Reilly & Langley-Turnbaugh, 2021). Mackenzie, S.

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Study analyzes why college students in counseling withdraw

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Isserles, a professor of sociology at the Borough of Manhattan Community College and author of the book The Costs of Completion: Student Success in Community College ( Johns Hopkins University Press , 2021), questioned whether those numbers would have been higher among students who had not sought counseling. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For example, NowPow helps commuting students tap into community-based resources within walking distance of their homes, such as food pantries and mental health services. From 2021–22, the Pillars Scholars program helped increase Dominican’s retention of African American students by 30 percent.

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A free, online, global university seeks seal of approval

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“There is tension,” Reshef said of his institution’s ability to provide only a bare-bones version of higher education, which includes coursework but forgoes other college “must-haves” such as mental health services, sports teams or the extensive elective course options that many institutions offer.

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What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders

EAB

Mental health recovery has been slow. A spring 2022 College Pulse survey asked students when their mental health had been the strongest across the first two years of the pandemic. This gives us a strong signal that the elevated mental health challenges go far beyond COVID. When was your overall mental health the best?

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Detailed statistics and additional information on methodology can be reviewed within my complete dissertation (available on request, or through the University of Toronto thesis repository in summer 2021).

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How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources

EAB

EAB’s Katie Herrmann is joined by Dr. Carl Dindo, the Director of Campus Health Services for Northern Arizona University, to discuss innovative approaches to meeting student mental health needs. Prior to and across the pandemic mental health concerns among adolescents were progressively rising.