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Student Policy Perspectives

From free college and student loan forgiveness to admissions and free speech, here’s what students think about various higher ed policies at the federal, state and institutional levels.
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Students Favor Free College, Oppose Admissions Preferences

Survey reveals what education policy makers working on behalf of students need to know about solutions that students support for making college more affordable and equitable.
July 19, 2021
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Building Back Better: Beyond Free College

Free college proposals would only exacerbate the degree completion gap in higher ed, write Stephen J. Handel and Eileen L. Strempel.
August 30, 2021
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The Fundamental Attribution Error of Admission Test Policies

The funding model of higher education -- not test scores -- is the greatest barrier to college access, writes Joe Bagnoli.

August 11, 2021
Created August 01, 2021

Student Success Beyond COVID

Reflecting on their learning through the pandemic, many students feel unimpressed by their education this year. Here’s what they need from colleges as many prepare to return to the post-COVID campus.
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Stepping Out From COVID

Three ways campus leaders and educators can help college students get back on track after the challenges of learning within the confines of the pandemic (part two of a two-part article).
June 22, 2021
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How COVID-19 Damaged Student Success

Many students think the pandemic impeded their learning and academic progress, but the experience likely taught them some lessons about higher education and themselves.
June 20, 2021
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Lost Handshakes, Eye Contact and Flow State of Learning

President Marlene Tromp offers ideas on how to give what was lost during COVID online learning back to students.

July 14, 2021
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Pedagogy of Healing: Bearing Witness to Trauma and Resilience

Mays Imad suggests 13 actions professors and other educators can take to help promote students’ mental health before and during the fall semester.

July 07, 2021
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If Colleges Were Rated Like Uber Drivers…

Students say the pandemic switch to online learning was a disaster. Using Uber driver ratings, colleges would have been fired many times over this year.

June 23, 2021
Created July 15, 2021

Student Health

The pandemic has impacted exercise, diet and sleep habits of students, who are also experiencing the physical effects of increased screen time. As the pandemic eases, colleges and universities can support students as they return more fully to campuses and hope to get back into healthier routines.
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Health Habits: Emerging From the COVID Crush

Students who have fallen into unhealthy lifestyle routines this past year need support in getting back on track. How can colleges help?
May 26, 2021
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5 New Realities to Know About College Hunger

The pandemic shines a bigger spotlight on the issue of college students with food insecurity and how their institutions can support them, writes Rachel Sumekh.
June 30, 2021
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Complain, Educatedly

When advocating against injustice, one must first put their own adversity, such as discomforts from the pandemic, in perspective, writes student Alexandra Bowman.

June 17, 2021
Created June 06, 2021

Racial Justice and Equality

In the past year, people on campuses and off have engaged in discussions and activism related to racial justice and equality with renewed intensity. What are students thinking about the racial climate and actions (or inactions) they see?
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More Discussion Than Action: Racial Justice on Campus

The latest Student Voice survey shows what college students think about their institutions’ actions in the aftermath and year since George Floyd was killed last May -- and what campus leaders can do now to take bolder steps toward racial justice and equality.
May 05, 2021
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The Transformative Power of Student Voices in the Midst of Racial Injustice

The demands that come from student activists can lead to transformative change if campus leaders work with them respectfully and in partnership, say Joy Gaston Gayles and Alyssa Rockenbach.
May 16, 2021
Created May 11, 2021