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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

COVID-19 has had an alarming impact on the mental health of college students. The increase, the Trevor Project suggests , stems from not only from the negative impact of COVID-19, but other risk factors like barriers to mental health care and a wave of new state policies affecting LGBTQ+ rights.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

And as business owners, Latinos made up 50% of net new small businesses from 2007–2017. million STEM job openings by 2031 – supporting and assisting this population with the obstacles in their paths may prove essential to the economic health of the country, the report stated. Additionally, their purchasing power of $3.4 And as the U.S.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

By example, initially funded in 2007 by a grant from the U.S. Among the expanded resources are mental health services, food security initiatives and tailored educational pathways. Enrollment has risen by 2% from fall 2023 to fall 2024, following a 1% increase the previous year.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

That led to the 2007 opening of Rancourt Hall, which added 152 beds. The Dax Program provides referrals and service plans that include physical and mental health, legal services and other services participants may need. The college also leases a motel, which is called Mustang Hall, with 126 beds.

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Pride in the Halls

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The political landscape that’s targeting LGBTQ people is taking a toll on young people’s mental health, especially right now with the Supreme Court decisions and DEI efforts being removed or educational institutions being pressured by their state governments,” says Jorge Valencia, executive director of the Point Foundation.

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Upswing and Single Stop Announce Partnership to Empower Marginalized Students

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Upswing currently works with external partners to provide mental health support, academic workshops, and more. Upswing and Single Stops partnership is part of Upswings larger initiative to provide comprehensive student support to non-traditional and historically marginalized students through external partnerships.

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“Such a High Need”: Campus Health Leaders Respond to Demand for Psychiatry Services

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Leaders in Albion’s Office of Integrated Wellness recognized that the risks of an untreated mental health diagnosis are high and may include poor academic outcomes, dropping out or stopping out of college, or harm to oneself or others. Director for Mental Health/Counseling at Albion College.