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NASPA Survey Reveals Further Declines in Campus Mental Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the past decade, campus mental health has bloomed into a crisis, with rates of depression and anxiety symptoms more than doubling. The COVID-19 pandemic only exacerbated the problem, with over 60% of college students meeting the criteria for at least one mental health issue in the 2020-21 school year.

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A Scholarship of the Underserved to Inspire Equity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

in Higher Education Administration Program at North Carolina Central University, an historically Black university in Durham, North Carolina. McMickens During an interview with Diverse , McMickens recalls an op-ed column written by a Black student in The Daily Pennsylvanian , the University of Pennsylvania student newspaper.

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$2.59M Grant Supports Nurse Training to Support Underserved Patients

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Fairfield University's Marion Peckham Egan School of Nursing and Health Studies has received a $2.59 million grant through the Advanced Nursing Education Workforce Program of the Health Resources and Services Administration. “We We are thrilled to be selected for this funding,” said Dr. Kathryn E. Dr. Kathryn E.

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Class to Career: Essential Soft Skills Every College Student Needs

Timely MD

Limited faculty support While faculty members can offer some support, they’re not equipped to provide the professional mental health care that students need. Get involved early We emphasized the importance of soft skills across various student experiences. Although challenging at first, the experience was invaluable.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

EAB

Third, the impact of pandemic-era disrupted learning will continue to accelerate into the late 2020s as today’s primary and secondary students enter college. We already see concerning early signals around student mental health and math preparation. The 30 Priorities This feels like a tough road ahead, and it is.

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30 Student Success Priorities for the 2020s

EAB

Third, the impact of pandemic-era disrupted learning will continue to accelerate into the late 2020s as today’s primary and secondary students enter college. We already see concerning early signals around student mental health and math preparation. The 30 Priorities This feels like a tough road ahead, and it is.

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Solutions in Action: Breaking Down Barriers to Student Success

Timely MD

“Ultimately, it resulted in a procedural change in terms of how it is that we did that process, how we facilitated that process, and I think ultimately resulted in some greater levels of satisfaction, which we know that satisfaction is an indicator of a student’s desire, or a student’s ability to succeed within an institution.”