Underlining what matters in higher ed and ed tech: news, vendor updates, and commentary from across the field, in one place.https://theunderline.netlify.app/source/jcsd/https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002681https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002681Abstract: Students with disabilities confront disproportionate financial barriers in higher education, yet research has rarely explored how these students actively navigate disability-related expenses in pursuit of their degrees. This mixed methods study investigated experiences of 334 disabled undergraduates at…Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTKarly B. Ball and Elisabeth L. KutscherResearchhttps://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002682https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002682Abstract: Findings are presented from a national qualitative research study with members of traditionally Jewish fraternity and sorority chapters. It explores responses of Jewish students to a campus climate that, since October 7, 2023, has shifted to tension, confusion, and heightened emotion. In focus groups, Jewish…Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTJenny L. Small et al.Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002686https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002686Abstract: Contemporary rhetoric about major and career choice often focuses on passion, interest, and personal agency. However, that can oversimplify decision making processes deeply intertwined with disability identity, health, and ableist barriers. Using data from a grounded theory study with 59 disabled college…Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTAnnemarie Vaccaro et al.Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002687https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002687Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTMatthew Joseph and Matthew L. NiceResearchhttps://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002689https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002689Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTResearchhttps://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002680https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002680Abstract: College students from immigrant families (CSIF) make up a growing portion of undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities. While emerging studies have made important progress in understanding the experiences, educational pathways, and navigational strategies of these students, CSIF are often…Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTBlake R. Silver et al.Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002684https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002684Abstract: The relations between sexual orientation-based microaggressions and emotional, academic, and social adjustment to college were examined in 241 sexual minority persons who completed an online survey. The mediating roles of five coping responses to discrimination (detachment, internalization, drug and alcohol…Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTDawn M. Szymanski et al.Researchhttps://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002683https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002683Abstract: This qualitative instrumental case study examines the role of a university Writing Center in supporting the academic success and socialization of international doctoral students at a public university in the Midwest. Guided by Vygotsky’s zone of proximal development and Lave and Wenger’s communities of…Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTChynar AmanovaResearchhttps://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002688https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002688Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTLauren N. Irwin and Katharine M. BrotonResearchhttps://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002685https://doi.org/10.1353/csd.2026.a1002685Abstract: This study explores how practitioner-adjuncts, full-time student affairs practitioners who serve as adjunct instructors in higher education/student affairs (HESA) Master’s programs, engage in course planning and preparation. Based on interviews with 28 practitioner-adjuncts, findings describe a model of…Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:00:00 GMTGraham F. HunterResearch