The Duke Endowment started working with four colleges back in 2013 to support students’ emotional wellbeing. With mental health concerns on the rise, those programs could serve as models for funders and colleges nationwide.
At the University of Michigan, a Palestinian activist and a self-described Zionist counterprotester have little in common, except the way they were shaped by life on campus.
The Education Department is relaxing a host of compliance requirements for college financial aid offices, giving administrators more time to process FAFSA data when it lands in their offices.
Texas A&M University at Kingsville will roll out a program from the Institute for Evidence-Based Change to promote belonging among rural and diverse learners through universitywide commitments to care. To create a supportive setting for student success, the campus community must first care about the student and what success looks like at the individual level. That’s Robert H. Vela’s mindset. The Texas A&M University at Kingsville president is one of hundreds of college leaders undertaking the challenge of shifting institutional operations to see the full student experience through a lens of love. TAMUK began its launch of the Caring Campus program in January, laying the groundwork to evolve as a student-focused institution.