During the pandemic, over 18 million students received emergency aid support from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund as part of the CARES Act. A new report from the Bipartisan Policy Center analyzes different emergency aid programs, with an emphasis on understanding how they impact students’ completion and retention.
Author: Laurie Arnston
Suicide Postvention: A Critical Guide for University Housing Managers
The Jed Foundation recently released a new emergency preparedness guidebook, offering crucial best practices for off-campus student housing managers dealing with postvention—the actions taken after the sudden and tragic loss of a community resident.
NCAA Mandates Annual Mental Health Screenings for Student-Athletes
The NCAA, in consultation with its Mental Health Advisory Group, has released a new edition of Mental Health Best Practices, which provides guidance to support student-athletes’ mental well-being. NCAA member institutions are required to offer resources and services consistent with the best practices, which go into effect Aug. 1.
College Application Trends Following the Supreme Court’s Race-Conscious Admissions Ban
A new study by Common App shows no major changes in application trends by race or ethnicity following the Supreme Court’s ban on race-conscious admissions, but long-term effects remain to be seen.
Mind the Gap: How Middle-Skills Providers Can Meet Local Labor Market Needs
The Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce has analyzed how well middle-skills providers match their credential offerings with local workforce demands.
Addressing Student Mental Health by Addressing Loneliness
Active Minds and TimelyCare, two leading organizations dedicated to raising public awareness of mental health issues, have issued a report summarizing findings from a survey they conducted about loneliness among college students.
Limiting the Growing Need for Treatment: Digital Mental Health Supports on Campus
Insights and Recommendations for Mental Health Resources at HBCUs
While Black graduates from Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) seem to be thriving, researchers at UNCF and The Steve Fund took a closer look at the status of mental health on these campuses.
The Shifting Demographics of College Enrollment from 2009 to 2019
An uncertain job market and a precarious economy drove students of all types to enroll in postsecondary education during the Great Recession, but this trend did not continue past the height of the economic downturn. A new report looks at the origins of the college enrollment decline from 2009 to 2019.
EAB Survey Reveals Key Satisfaction and Opt-Out Factors for First-Year Students
EAB surveyed over 12,000 first-year college students to understand their satisfaction, opt-out reasons, and behaviors and preferences across different demographics during their first college term. The results could help colleges adjust their recruitment strategies for changing demands.
Unlevel Playing Fields: Obstacles to Accessing State Financial Aid
Over the past two decades, reduced state investment in higher education has significantly increased tuition and fees at public colleges, disproportionately impacting low-income and marginalized students. The Education Trust evaluated the accessibility and fairness of 26 financial aid programs in 10 states spanning the nation, from California to New York, using state funding data from The National Association of State Student Grant & Aid Programs.
College Football’s Unexpected Impact on Enrollment
In a recent article published by Research in Higher Education, the authors study the enrollment and tuition revenue patterns of 36 institutions that adopted a football team from 2004-2016 to determine if the addition of this sport had a meaningful effect on enrollment numbers, enrollment demographics, or net tuition and fee revenue, compared to institutions that did not adopt a football program.