Making Mental Health More Visible in Your Course
How are you, as professors, addressing the ongoing mental health crisis that’s been driven in part by the pandemic? First off, the crisis in college
Norman Eng, EdD
March 7, 2022
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Using Teaching Practices to Support Student Learning and Well-Being
*This article first appeared in the Teaching Professor on July 8, 2019. © Magna Publications. All rights reserved. College student mental health is currently receiving a great
Michele C. Everett, PhD
December 17, 2021
Seven Strategies for Embracing the Emotional Labor of Teaching
While attending a student success workshop a few years ago and gaining strategies to connect with students, I thought, “What about how hard I work
Ashley Harvey, PhD, LMFT
September 20, 2021
Six Ways To Fall in Love with Teaching Again
There’s that wonderful moment upon stepping into your first classroom ready for all its delights, discoveries, and even disputes when you think to yourself that
Noura Badawi, EdD, Edna Murugan, PhD, and Sen Padilla, DrPH
September 8, 2021
How Leaders Get Through Tough Times: Six Strategies for Building Resilience
Tough times are no stranger to higher education—financial challenges, enrollment declines, mental health issues, and the erosion of tenure to name just a few. If
Bradley Barnes, PhD, and Pam Benoit, PhD
July 16, 2021
Helping Students Create a Daily Practice of Self-Connection
With the uncertainty in future university practices brought by the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing is certain: Helping students develop the skills to tend to their
Stacy Roth
January 22, 2021
The Four Agreements in Academia
While I have read the book The Four Agreements five times, I had not perused this book since I accepted a professorship in 2012. When
Emily Faulconer, PhD
March 9, 2020
Mindfulness in the Classroom
After reading and hearing about the physical and mental benefits of meditation, I decided to take up the practice several years ago. This led to some discussions with colleagues at work, which eventually morphed into the idea of using mindfulness in the classroom. Mindfulness is a way to pause and reflect on the here and now. To be fully present in what is happening in the present, without worry about the future or past. The idea is that teaching this philosophy and using activities and practices in the classroom should allow students to release tension and anxiety so they can focus on the material in the classroom. Rather than coming to my biology class lamenting over the test they just took in another class, worrying about the homework, or making a check-list of “to dos”, the student can release that tension become present with my biology course.
Erica Kosal, PhD
April 29, 2019
Strategies for Creating a Safe and Supportive Classroom
When we consider the multiple life challenges and wellness issues faced by college students, it is safe to assume that the impact of trauma is manifest in every classroom. Trauma, whether experienced as a singular event or as a chronically unsafe environment, shapes how survivors perceive their vulnerability in the world and challenges their ability to cope. When we pursue greater understanding of the effects of trauma on individuals and the systems in which they operate, there is also a growing awareness that trauma is far more prevalent than we might have imagined. In fact, recent studies indicate that exposure to trauma is a widespread experience.
MaryAnn Raybuck, MSW
April 1, 2019
State of Mind in the College Classroom
There’s a mental health crisis on today’s college campuses. According to research conducted by the National Alliance on Mental Illness: one in four college students have a diagnosable illness, 40 percent do not seek help, 80 percent feel overwhelmed by their responsibilities, and 50 percent have become so anxious that they struggle in school.
Stacy Roth
November 26, 2018
