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Students loiter outside the University of Missouri at Kansas City student union on the patio and on the second-floor patio.
Student Success Academic Life

Scaling Up: Supplemental Instruction to Aid Learning, Community Building

The University of Missouri at Kansas City has offered supplemental instruction for five decades. Here’s what the university has learned and changed.

Jane Swift, a light-skinned woman with long gray hair wearing a black shirt, sits at her desk at the Education at Work headquarters in Arizona.
Student Success Life After College

How Jane Swift Is Supporting Meaningful Student Work

In this Q&A, Swift, new president of the nonprofit Education at Work, shares how her organization is working with colleges and corporations to help students gain valuable, and paid, real-world experiences—plus what she thinks career centers and educators must do to better prepare students.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a brown-skinned man with bright gray hair wearing the traditional military uniform of the surgeon general, is flanked by Kate Bowler, a professor of American religion at Duke, who is wearing pink, and men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer, a light-skinned man wearing a blue suit, onstage at the Page Auditorium at Duke University.
Students Physical & Mental Health

The New Plague on Campus: Loneliness

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy launched his “We Are Made to Connect” campus tour last month, highlighting the role colleges can play in curing the loneliness epidemic.

Student thinking about dollar sign and graduation cap
Students Financial Aid

Weighing Perceptions Against Realities of Going to College

A new poll of high school students found that cost has a significant influence on the college they attend, but so do perceptions about the experience they’ll have there.

Christopher Clarke films a vertical video using his cellphone and a microphone on a stand.
Student Success Academic Life

Academic Success Tip: Using TikTok to Promote Engagement

Gen Z has been hooked on TikTok since 2020, and professors are meeting students on the app. One professor shares his inspiration for creating videos and five pointers for colleagues looking to do the same.

Therapist expert adviser consulting man in office
Student Success Health & Wellness

Report: Where Higher Ed Needs to Invest in Mental Health

A new brief from the American Council on Education identifies six areas for colleges and universities to prioritize as supportive measures for students and employees.

A pen atop a piece of paper next to a blank space for a signature.
Views

Students: Sign Your Own Name

If students want to issue a statement, they should sign with their own names, rather than those of their organizations, Ellen Cosgrove writes.

Students sit at round tables, listening to a peer present from a posterboard
Student Success Life After College

Success Program Launch: 3-Day Workshop for Student Athlete Career Prep

Davidson College athletes can participate in a three-day event covering leadership and workforce development skills while not in season, equipping them for their future careers.