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The Missed Opportunity: Student Affairs and Human Resources Collaboration to [Re]engage College Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jonelle Knox When I reviewed the question posed to me about [re]engaging the college community, I started thinking about a missed opportunity that many colleges and university leaders are not taking advantage of; the collaboration of student affairs and human resources to create [re]engagement activities.

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Beyond Academia: Recognizing and Supporting Non-Academic Struggles of Ph.D. Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Blake's article, "Graduate School and Mental Illness: A Survey of Strategies for Support," underscores the prevalence of mental health struggles among graduate students. students grapple with chronic illnesses and mental health concerns, yet the stigma surrounding these issues often discourages open dialogue and support.

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Preparing for a government shutdown

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

Available Resources Students with questions should contact the Student Affairs leader in their school or division. Additionally, Johns Hopkins University offers robust services for students across all dimensions of their well-being. For further information about the potential government shutdown, read the Hub article.

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What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders

EAB

Meeting this challenge requires a campus-wide mental health strategy, something that has traditionally been the domain of student affairs and centered on the counseling center. Labor market turnover has left some counseling centers without the human capital to keep up with demand. What we can do about it.

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How NAU Streamlined Student Access to Mental Health Resources

EAB

And frankly, student affairs leadership that is committed to mental health. And I think that commitment, that passion that we see across our student affairs folks here at NAU at least. And we're hoping that that creates a sense of accessibility for students as well. Oh, what a good question.

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Digital Engagement – How Technology Enhances the Student Experience

Eric Stoller on Academic Advising

Thankfully, the student experience is one of the main drivers at play for all higher education institutions. In a recent article in Times Higher Ed, it was shared that 77% of students at US universities “think that universities should use more of their personal information to enhance their college experience.” Being Human.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Stress is a natural part of the human condition, and can be performance enhancing at low to moderate levels. This response has had adaptive value over the course of human evolution, when stressors often involved reacting to immediate threats to our survival. Within student affairs, representation in programming offered (e.g.