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Research in Higher Education Journal Social emotional development: a new model of student learning in higher education Craig R. Seal University of the Pacific Stefanie E. Naumann University of the Pacific Amy N. Scott University of the Pacific Joanna Royce-Davis University of the Pacific Abstract A new construct, called social and emotional development (SED) which is defined as the desirable, sustainable enhancement of personal capacity to utilize emotional information, behaviors, and traits to facilitate desired social outcomes, is presented. The SED model, which includes self awareness, consideration of others, connection to others and impacting change, links the social emotional intelligence and competence development literatures. The purpose of SED is to provide a framework to understand and facilitate increasing student social and emotional capacity to recognize emotional cues, process emotional information, and utilize emotional knowledge to adapt to social challenges in higher education. Keywords: social emotional intelligence development education Social emotional development, Page 1 Research in Higher Education Journal Aristotle once wrote that those who are “angry with the right person, to the right