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Many colleges and universities have been ramping up programming around the 2020 presidential election. Campus counseling centers are on high alert, offering support groups and drop-in sessions for students to help them deal with anger, frustration, stress, and other emotions.
Teaching and learning centers, as well as centers for civic engagement, also have been working hard to prepare staff and faculty members to talk about the election and its aftermath with their students.

More community colleges are implementing guided pathways, a reform that aims to strengthen support for students and improve completion by redesigning their journey through college.
Implementation may be costly. Still, it can be worthwhile, leading to improved student outcomes, concludes a new report.

November 8 is "National First-Generation College Celebration Day," where campuses across the country celebrate the success of students, faculty and staff who identify as part of the first-generation community.
Two educators explore how first-generation and/or low-income students leverage their backgrounds as assets when navigating higher education and what practices administrators can employ to support their advancement.

Pundits long predicted the youth demographic—people ages 18 to 29, many of them first-time voters—would be a key group in the 2020 election.
Now, voter-turnout data from Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement back up that prediction. College students across the country were engaged and focused on this historic presidential election.

Made in response to the times we are living in, The Antidote is a new documentary about everyday people who make the intentional choice to lift others up.
Now playing in virtual theaters, the film aims to drive a national conversation about the roles kindness, decency, compassion, and respect play in a civilized, democratic society.

Many young adults believe manufacturing will not provide them with a good career, or that the work itself is noisy and dirty. One state has a new initiative aimed at changing that mindset.
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s Manufacturing Industry Partnerships initiative will bring together advanced manufacturers and public partners, including local colleges and universities. The goal is to develop or provide specialized training—even at the high school level—in combination with resources and insights from area companies.