This collaborative report, titled “The New Landscape for Student Well-Being: How Prioritizing Safety, Health, and Inclusion Improves Student Success,” provides unprecedented insights on the coronavirus outbreak having a dramatic psychological effect on college students, students experiencing some challenges to their mental health and well-being during the pandemic, and college and university leaders looking for new approaches to engage students and make their institutions more welcoming and safer.
Key Findings Reveal:
- Three pillars critical to institutional success that all start with a culture prioritizing safety, well-being, and inclusion.
- Academic Success
- Enrollment and Retention
- Career Readiness
- Several important actions college leaders and governing boards should consider to promote wellness and social-emotional health in order to improve retention and graduation rates—and ultimately improve the student experience.
- Make a financial commitment to safety, well-being, and inclusion.
- Provide more than just programming around safety and well-being.
- Demonstrate that inclusion is apolitical.
- Continually stress the institutions commitment to wellness and prevention.
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About the Author
Jeffrey Selingo has written about higher education for more than two decades. He is the author of four books on higher education; the latest, Who Gets In and Why: A Year Inside College Admissions (2020). He is co-host of the podcast, Future U., and editor of the higher education newsletter, Next. You can find out more about him at jeffselingo.com.