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An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In a recent article , Diverse outlined the various mental health challenges students face today and discussed how educators can offer more effective support. Dr. Nichole Kang College campuses have made great strides in making mental health services available to students, but access remains a critical issue.

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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Aside from writing about the plight of Black men in higher education, in our scholarship, we have employed an anti-deficit approach to highlight critical factors that help to facilitate the access, retention, and persistence of Black men in college.

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Enhancing Degree Pathways by Integrating Industry-Recognized Credentials

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Expanding access to high-value industry-recognized credentials within the realm of higher education is a vital step toward addressing the trend of people exiting colleges and universities without a degree. A recent article in Diverse: Issues In Higher Education highlighted that “there are still 36.8

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University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Davenport, a freshman computer science major from Washington Township, New Jersey is the first facilitator for a new computer science “Accelerate Tech” pilot program that has been incorporated into the Saturday school programming at Earlington Heights Elementary School. Not everyone knows or understands that.

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Honoring a Father's Diversity Legacy in Higher Ed

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

De los Santos, a posthumous recipient of a 2023 Diverse Champions Award, is remembered by colleagues as a great friend, an outstanding mind, and a determined educator who placed access and equity at the center of his work. He represents the best of those who were about access, courage, and tenacity,” he added. He never excluded anyone.

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Gen Z Shares How to Support Mental Health Policy

Active Minds

At Active Minds, we believe policy is key to enacting lasting mental health change – and students play a huge role in facilitating this change. Thus, it’s incredibly important to advocate for access to care, as well as access to other necessities that influence our ability to seek care. Tyren suggests, “Find your ‘Why?’.

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Demotion of USC Administrator Leads to Accusations of Racism

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Anvarizadeh and the USC Chan Justice Collective , a coalition of roughly 100 students that has sprung up to support her, suspect something pernicious behind her demotion: racism, and a reluctance to truly do the work necessary to back up the school’s claims about diversity, access, and equity. Maybe that just makes people uncomfortable.”