Student belonging

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by Liz Norell, associate director of instructional support In our August 8 blog, we shared a preview of our September 8 workshop on supporting neurodivergent students, including the following definitions of key terms: Neurodivergent: a person with a brain that processes information in a way different from most individuals. Neurotypical: a person with a brain […]

In this special episode of the agile academic, Dr. Stephanie Gilbert and I discuss our grief experiences and her research on bereavement in the workplace.

On season 4 episode 6 of the agile academic, I’m joined Dr. Katie Rose Guest Pryal, law professor, speaker, and author. We talk about neurodiversity and mental health, stigma in higher ed, and being well.

We are responsible for creating courses and learning spaces that embrace the rich diversity of our students.

Guest post by Dr. Inken Gast, Maastricht University, The Netherlands

on avoidance, value-driven decisions, and fall term in #HigherEd

100+ best team building icebreaker questions for work/fun with virtual icebreakers, fun icebreakers, weird icebreakers, "would you rather" questions + more

Work stress is inevitable, but it doesn’t have to get in the way of a good night’s sleep. To avoid thinking about work in the middle of the night, the author offers five strategies: 1) Make a to-do list. The act of writing down uncompleted tasks decreases cognitive arousal, rumination, and worry. 2) Keep a journal. Writing down your thoughts and feelings, rather than just thinking about them, has been shown to help process emotions and reduce stress and anxiety 3) Exercise self-compassion. Practicing self-compassion allows you to break the cycle of negative thoughts that come with rumination, which is linked to insomnia. 4) Engage in physical activity. Research shows that a single instance of moderately intense exercise can decrease rumination 5) Practice meditation. Researchers in the Netherlands found that even small amounts of mindful meditation (10 minutes before and after work for two work weeks) helped calm racing minds, improve sleep quality, and sleep duration.

Knowing how to approach a fellow educator who’s struggling with their mental health can be difficult; you don’t want to cross boundaries or offend anyone. Here are six strategies for thoughtfully approaching a check-in conversation with a colleague.

Respondents to the Student Voice survey on health and wellness feel pressure to do well at different rates based on mental health, with students who describe their mental health as poor feeling the most pressure. What’s going on and how can higher ed help?

In the newest Student Voice survey, students say stress negatively affects their academic success, and reducing stress is their No. 1 health goal. Students also see faculty members as bearing responsibility for reducing stress.

If you’ve taught in higher education for any length of time, you’ve probably had one or more students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD, in your courses. You might not have known it, however, since some students w...

A third of students aren’t clear where to turn on campus should they or a friend experience a mental health crisis. Boosting awareness of urgent mental health care resources can involve faculty as messengers, direct student outreach and mobile apps.

June 20, 2023 Glennon Doyle: Welcome to We Can Do Hard Things. Big Treat for you today. We have a extraordinary thinker and writer that I have loved for a very long time. I have read every single thing she's written. Her name is Katherine May and she is the New York Times bestselling author of...

Increasing instructor social presence can add to students’ enjoyment of and success in the course and add to instructors’ feelings of connections with their students.

Provocative topics shouldn’t be suppressed, but rather respectfully challenged and acknowledged. Here’s how to get started.

While looking for self care ideas, you're probably reading about massage, meditation, & learning to say no. An unexpected source of energy is your strengths.

Rob Eaton and Bonnie Moon share about building community in the college classroom on episode 470 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast

Many professors are struggling to connect with their students these days. First the pandemic forced emergency remote learning, where professors had ...

Because of institutional and individual discrimination, many trans students do not feel welcomed on their college campuses. In this Q&A, Genny Beemyn shares what trans students need to excel both in the classroom and as part of the student community.

Adjusting the ADDIE model of instructional design specifically to accommodate trauma offers an opportunity to address the collective challenges that d