Empathy and well-being correlate with centrality in different social networks

“Which traits make individuals popular or lead others to turn to them in times of stress? We examine these questions by observing newly formed social networks in first-year college dormitories. We measured dorm members’ traits (for example, their empathy) as well as their position in their dorm’s social networks. Via network analysis, we corroborate insights […]

The American Freshman: National Norms Fall 2016

Polarized politics, mental health concerns, and increased institutional efforts to confront and prevent campus sexual assault represent some of the heated national topics that colleges and universities helped us measure in 2016. With its findings from the 2016 Freshman Survey and other national datasets, the Higher Education Research Institute (HERI) provided campus leaders, policymakers, Supreme […]

Set To Go [JED]

Set To Go is a JED Program focused on supporting the transition from high school to college and adulthood. For educators and college professionals, Set To Go provides tools and information for college choice and fit, the development of students’ emotional and life skills, and essential health information for success during the college transition. Below […]

Factors Promoting Positive Adaptation and Resilience During the Transition to College

Results from this study revealed that social support significantly predicted lower stress among students. The authors argue that putting an emphasis on programs for first year students that emphasize the importance of social connectedness would increase students’ academic and social-emotional adjustment in college. Click here to view the full study.

My College Transition

Emery Bergmann, a freshman at Cornell University in the fall of 2017, submitted a video project for her Intro to Digital Media course that went viral on YouTube, providing a context and space for students across the country to express their empathy and relate to the feelings of isolation and loneliness that so often come […]

Sample medical history forms

Proactively requesting medical history information inclusive of mental health and substance use can help early identification of students at risk and allow the school to provide information about mental health resources on campus, aiding the transition to college. JED Campus suggests specifically asking if students have mental health or substance use histories and if they […]