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As a researcher who concentrates on factors that influence belonging among college students, I have decided to probe more deeply into the recent focus on belonging and its relationship to how college students fare.

While most research about belonging on campus has focused on how students interact with other people, my own research has examined how campus spaces – such as residence halls and classrooms –. I’ve found that the design of campus spaces can increase the frequency of interactions among students. If those interactions are positive, they can then lead to belonging.

Even how belonging is measured can perpetuate a view that one’s belonging remains constant and consistent, overlooking the fact that “belonging” can actually Instead of viewing belonging as a feeling or a sense, consider how belonging is an ongoing process. In my 2016 study of college student belonging, I found that when students’ expectations for their academic and social lives did not match what they encountered during college, they indicated. To change that, students would seek out different places on campus and rethink their own views of themselves.

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