A new Trellis Strategies report highlights alarming levels of loneliness among college students, with more than half reporting regular feelings of isolation. Institutions face growing pressure to scale peer‑support programs and community models to address mental‑health deficits that affect retention and academic performance. At the same time, measles outbreaks are spreading on college campuses as immunization rates vary and vaccine hesitancy grows in some regions. Public‑health officials and campus health centers report active clusters, prompting quarantine measures, vaccination drives, and messaging campaigns to protect susceptible dorm populations. Student‑affairs leaders must coordinate mental‑health and public‑health responses: expanding counseling, boosting outreach, and reasserting immunization compliance. Expect increased scrutiny from parents, trustees, and state health departments on campus readiness and crisis communications.