Colleges are expanding mental‑health guidance and emergency aid outreach as students confront heightened stress from enforcement actions, political volatility, and economic strain. Experts urged institutions to connect wellness strategies with systemic policy responses, urging campus leaders to identify physical and emotional burnout signs and promote resources. Research shows few students access emergency aid even when eligible; administrators are working to increase awareness, simplify application pathways, and target funds to support persistence. Campuses recommended a layered approach—counseling, trauma‑informed training, legal clinics for immigrant students, and streamlined emergency grants—to limit disruptions to enrollment and retention. The shift toward proactive, normalized wellbeing services aims to reduce academic interruptions and give campuses tools to respond to external shocks that affect student learning and retention.