Higher Education Administration Op-Eds by Students

Editor’s Note: This past fall, students in the Neag School’s Higher Education and Student Affairs (HESA) graduate program have published a number of op-eds in the Hartford Courant on topics related to higher education administration. Check them out:

When Urban College Campuses Lead to Gentrification – Santana Mowbray, Dec. 4, 2019
Lowering Financial Barriers to Higher Education Is Great, But It’s Only the First Step — Kailee Himes, Nov. 27, 2019
Grad Students Left Out of the Conversation on College Mental Health — Shalyn Hopley, Nov. 13, 2019

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Current Students Author Op-Eds on Higher Ed Administration

“Safe spaces, trigger warnings and therapy dogs on college campuses, all means of helping students cope with mental health struggles, are labeled as ridiculous. That same toxic mentality reinforces the idea that students need to cope with problems on their own instead of asking for help.”