Volume 7, Issue 1 (2026) Unpacking the Profound Challenges Facing Higher Education: Helping Students and Faculty Navigate Transformative Change

The Spring 2026 special issue of The Journal of Advancing Education Practice seeks to examine these challenges through research, reflection, and practice-based inquiry, while also highlighting innovative, responsive, and human-centered approaches to serving graduate students more effectively. This issue invites contributors to move beyond deficit-oriented narratives and instead interrogate institutional practices, policies, and cultures that shape the graduate student experience. Emphasis is placed on actionable insights, practitioner perspectives, and scholarship that bridges theory and practice.