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Receiving a lower‐than‐expected grade often sends college students into a tailspin. Same goes for roommate problems and critiques from professors. That's because many students lack the grit and resilience to manage uncomfortable or disappointing circumstances.

There is growing recognition that health goals are more likely to be achieved and sustained if programs are complemented by appropriate changes in the policies, systems, and environments that shape their communities. However, the knowledge, skills, and abilities needed to create and implement policy are among the major needs identified by practitioners at both the state and local levels. This article describes the structure and content of the Nebraska Health Policy Academy (the Academy), a 9-month program developed to meet the demand for this training. The Academy is a competency-based training program that aims to increase the capacity of Nebraska’s state and local public health staff and their community partners to use public health policy and law as a public health tool. Our initiative allows for participation across a large, sparsely populated state; is grounded in adult learning theory; introduces the key principles and practices of policy, systems, and environmental change; and is offered free of charge to the state’s public health workforce. Challenges and lessons learned when offering workforce development on public health policy efforts are discussed.

The COVID‐19 crisis sent student affairs hurtling into a whole new realm. And it happened so completely out of the blue that there was little time to prepare, and nothing to compare it to. But student affairs professionals have always excelled at adapting, even thriving, under stressful conditions, while making sure to lead their students and staff to succeed right along with them. And that's proven true once again during this crisis.

CLEARWATER, FLA. — Brace for the reverberating impact of esports on your college campus. Whether you recognize it or not, esports have already taken up residence in the life of your campus community. And while there's nothing you can do to prevent esports' influence, you can play a role in forming your school's relationship to esports to make the most of the opportunities while limiting the detrimental effects of this emerging sport — but only if you take action now.