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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Many tackled improving student success, retention, and equity at their institutions, while others focused on budget models and streamlining administrative processes. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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How schools are expanding student mental health support without hiring more counselors

EAB

The Eight Dimensions of Wellness, developed by Dr. Peggy Swarbrick at Rutgers University and embraced by the US Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, is a strengths-based model to promote mental health and wellbeing. By combining these concepts, we can align our programs and services to support wellbeing more effectively.

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Survey data show disparities in college course registration holds

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“There is a balancing act that institutions do in terms of trying to ensure the student has done all of the things they need to do to secure the financing for their education,” Gottlieb says. ” More difficult are financial holds due to large balances that students must pay on their own. ” Why? She made it by two days.