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Survey: Faculty and Staff Observe Increasing Demand for Mental Health Support Among Online Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mental health services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill.

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Report: Outdated Funding Law Hampers Community College Student Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Technology that didn't exist when the law was draftedcomputers, the internet, online learning platformsnow consumes significant portions of college budgets.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rise of technology and online learning (late 1990s-2000s) The late 1990s and early 2000s marked a pivotal shift in higher education with the rise of digital technologies and the burgeoning of online learning platforms. Dr. Barbara J.

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A Rise in Job Satisfaction Among Faculty Since Pandemic

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A new study by Course Hero, an online learning platform for educators, suggests that a rise in job satisfaction among faculty has improved since the start of the pandemic. About 45 percent of faculty report that their students ask for mental health-based accommodations or work extensions once or multiple times a month.

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Access Must be Front Burner for Community Colleges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, community colleges across the country saw a decline in enrollment for myriad reasons — financial, family, illness, lack of internet or inability to adapt to online learning. As in-person and hybrid learning resume, enrollment numbers have not returned to pre-COVID levels. Dr. Everrett A.

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4 takeaways from marketing to graduate students in 2023—and predictions for 2024

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Institutions were able to apply the online learning innovations from PCO units across the university and build lifelong learning relationships with alumni. PCO units’ innovations in online learning and digital marketing and recruitment were adopted across institutions because of newly centralized structures.

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What’s New in College Admissions?

Counselors' Corner

Given all the stress online learning brought with it, you’d think everyone would be celebrating the return of old school school. If you haven’t heard about your school getting any mental health money, now is the time to ask.