“…A large proportion of students in a mixed-methods study felt they learned less in their classes, which may be explained in part by decreased motivation or shifts in academic goals (Usher et al, 2024), and Hispanic/Latinx and Black/African American students at a Hispanic-serving institution experienced lower pass rates, fewer homework submissions, and lower assessment scores during this time (Gravelle et al, 2022). Research examining individual-level factors, like a strong social identity with one’s university (Andreadis & Marshall, 2023), and factors related to the classroom, like positive perceptions of online learning (Shahrill et al, 2024), have been linked with academic outcomes. Understanding additional contextual factors that can support students during this time, however, is important.…”