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Study analyzes why college students in counseling withdraw

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Factors ranging from financial stress to participation in extracurriculars can influence whether a student receiving services at their university’s counseling center will voluntarily withdraw from the institution, according to new research from Pennsylvania State University’s Center for Collegiate Mental Health.

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Supporting academic community at the University of Edinburgh

Teaching Matters Academic Support

Some highlights from the last reporting cycle are as follows… Sharing complex student casework Several services have experienced an increase in demand from students facing complex welfare or mental health issues in the past couple of years. She manages the Student Support Services’ annual review process. The list goes on.

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Digital tools to support inclusion

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

Pixabay CC0 Digital tools can not fix an illness or take away a disability, but they can play a huge part in enabling participation. I’m also an education researcher, working 5 hours a week, currently on a lecture recording project in the School of Mathematics. When reading is difficult I find that text to speech is helpful.

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Top ten Teaching Matters posts of 2021

Teaching Matters Academic Communities

3. “Sharing good practice: Examples, resources and events” (January 2020): [link] A useful and practical guide on sharing good practice by Gillian Mackintosh, an Academic Policy Officer in the Quality Assurance and Enhancement Team in Academic Services. 10. “What is learning design?