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What can student perspectives teach us about creating a meaningful college experience? Explore the data and consider what it means for your institution during "What Students Value in College," a free webinar from AAC&U and the LearningWell Coalition.

October 14 | 2:00 p.m. ET
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September 25, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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The College of Charleston Joins the LearningWell Coalition
The College of Charleston is the newest member of the LearningWell Coalition.
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September 4, 2026 at 11:05 PM
@@kenlburns.bsky.social is promoting his new documentary, "The American Revolution," on college campuses. Engaging with history is part of formative education, Lynch School Dean Stanton Wortham tells Learning Well Magazine.
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History for Fresh Eyes | LearningWell Magazine
Ken Burns is promoting his latest documentary, “The American Revolution,” on college campuses.
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December 7, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Here’s a cool project at Loyola Marymount University, if I do say so myself:
Awakening the Lion Mind at Loyola Marymount University | LearningWell Magazine
Intellectual virtues are helping invigorate teaching and learning at L.M.U.
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May 20, 2026 at 12:37 AM
“What Students Value in College” explores why meaningful relationships remain central to how students define the value of college. https://bit.ly/49cO7Aj
July 13, 2026 at 5:11 PM
A new UW interdisciplinary initiative called Five for Flourishing aims uses strategies to help students foster a sense of belonging in large lecture settings and promote connections with instructors and peers. SPH's Elizabeth Kirk share how this program can help make classes feel smaller.
Five for Flourishing  | LearningWell Magazine
A pilot program at the University of Washington asks: Can a big class feel small?
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April 27, 2026 at 10:45 PM
The experiences students value most are often the hardest to access. New research from AAC&U and the LearningWell Coalition, based on a survey conducted by Morning Consult: https://bit.ly/49cO7Aj
July 3, 2026 at 4:54 PM
What do students value most in college? Recent research explores the experiences students connect most strongly to wellbeing and success. https://bit.ly/49cO7Aj
August 27, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Meaningful relationships and applied learning experiences continue to shape how students experience college. This finding and more in this recent research report: https://bit.ly/49cO7Aj
August 14, 2026 at 4:45 PM
How do students’ motivations shape their college experiences? A recent report explores the connections between motivation, engagement, and well-being. aacu.org/MotivationWellbeing
July 16, 2026 at 4:46 PM
When student parents succeed, the students win, their kids win, schools win, the wider world and economy wins. Brittani Williams, from Gen Hope and I arguing for why support for college students with kids helps everyone.
piece.https://learningwellmag.org/article/building-support-for-student-parents
Building Support for Student Parents | LearningWell Magazine
We all have much to gain by empowering parenting students with inclusive and targeted support
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May 22, 2024 at 12:47 PM
Students want more than workforce preparation alone. Find this and more in research exploring what students value most in college. https://bit.ly/49cO7Aj
July 31, 2026 at 5:06 PM
Recent research findings from the LearningWell Coalition and AAC&U explore how motivation shapes student engagement and well-being. aacu.org/MotivationWellbeing
August 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM
"What if higher education measured success not only by grades and job placement, but by whether students are actually flourishing?"

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How To Human: Why Colleges are Putting Life Skills on the Syllabus with Marjorie Malpiede (Episode #242)
Marjorie Malpiede, editor in chief of LearningWell magazine, explains how a committed group of colleges and universities helping students build belonging, resilience, purpose, agency, and lifelong wel...
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August 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Students motivated by external pressures participate less frequently in many high-impact practices associated with student well-being and success. aacu.org/MotivationWellbeing
August 12, 2026 at 7:46 PM
Mentorship, internships, service-learning, and applied learning experiences remain strongly connected to student well-being. Learn more: aacu.org/MotivationWellbeing
July 28, 2026 at 7:41 PM
“There is a desire to go into these spaces, and not be putting yourself above the students who are there, but recognize that there’s a mutuality and the learning process goes both ways.”

Learning Well Magazine highlights BC's Prison Eduation program at MCI Shirley:
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Inclusive Education  | LearningWell Magazine
Boston College’s prison education program affirms its mission to make everyone feel they matter.
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July 7, 2026 at 11:17 PM
LearningWell, by the way, is published by the Coalition for Transformational Education. Its members include schools such as Arizona State University, Bates College, Wellesley, Texas Tech, the University of Florida and Wake Forest.
November 26, 2024 at 10:10 PM
We told LearningWell this: "Higher education has been part of the country since the beginning, for all of our flaws. We have grown with the country and helped the country grow. And now in the 21st century, we’re here to help it grow some more."
#ReadytoBuild
November 26, 2024 at 10:06 PM
Delighted to talk with Marjorie Malpiede, editor in chief of LearningWell Magazine, about ACE's campaign to promote the message that #HigherEdBuildsAmerica.
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“Higher Education Builds America”  | LearningWell Magazine
ACE’s campaign for higher ed continues post-election
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November 26, 2024 at 9:59 PM
Grateful to be part of the LearningWell Coalition’s 2026 Presidents’ Convening at NYU—focused on the future of student wellbeing.

Joined a panel grounded in new national research with Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim, Rob Franek, and Carrie Landa.

Proud to represent UAlbany and advance this work.
April 22, 2026 at 2:28 AM
a fantastic piece from Rhoan Garnett:
"This reveals a deeper truth: educational environments often leave students unprepared for meaningful dialogue across difference. We raise students in segregated spaces, then expect authentic engagement without preparation."

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Without a Map | LearningWell Magazine
Rewriting the journey to belonging
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June 4, 2025 at 9:29 AM