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Stress is a key deterrent to enrolling in higher education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Nearly two-thirds of people who have never enrolled in higher education cite emotional stress as a key deterrent, a new report from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation finds. It is the fourth most commonly cited reason after the cost of higher education (81 percent), inflation (77 percent) and work conflicts (69 percent).

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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Higher education leaders should clearly articulate their expectations for faculty and staff and then provide the necessary training and resources. Double Down on Mental Health Services. For traditional brick-and-mortar schools, those services could include dedicated on-campus staff that specialize in the LGBTQ+ community.

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

The Scholarly Teacher

Further, combining service-learning with other HIPs results in synergistic effects for deeper learning (Reilly & Langley-Turnbaugh, 2021). Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, higher education enrollments and retention have declined overall, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels (Cassell, 2022). & Shi, T.

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We are Not an ‘Issue’: We are Your Students of Color!!

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Such terminology and subsequent beliefs, behaviors, and actions hinder the ability of educators and decision makers (e.g., teachers, school board members, superintendents, principals) and policy makers to see, appreciate, and honor the cultural capital that students of color bring to education, counseling, and mental health services.

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Asian American Mental Health: Heritage and Roots

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Several counseling services on campus already tend to be severely understaffed, resulting in limited availability, along with the existing staff not being culturally competent to support the Asian student population. Every student deserves proper access to mental health resources.

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Which mental health strategies should be embraced—or avoided? Check the data

University Business

Colleges need to leverage data-driven mental health services to cut through the noise and effectively treat their students, wages a new report by the American Council on Education (ACE). ACE utilized a comprehensive review of campus interventions strategies from various academic fields and journals to make its recommendations.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Achieving HSI status Larry Eby Larry Eby, executive director of advancement at Goldey-Beacom College (GBC) in Delaware, said several years ago the college’s admissions office saw there was a rising number of Hispanic students pursuing higher education. Hiring practices have been implemented to help attract and retain Hispanic faculty.