Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 8, 2024

MEGA is a workgroup at MSU that targets the recruitment and retention of Black and Latinx men to college. I hope the scholars walk away with a lot of inspiration and motivation to carry on and persist to college, but also with tips to how they’ll overcome things related to their own mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 26, 2024

These students are disproportionately affected by basic needs insecurity, making it essential for institutions to address these challenges to improve retention, academic performance, and post-graduation success,” said Fraire.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 30, 2023

About 45 percent of faculty report that their students ask for mental health-based accommodations or work extensions once or multiple times a month. Faculty themselves were also not immune to mental health fatigue and crisis. Additionally, 21 percent say that they receive these requests once a week or more.

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Timely MD

MAY 1, 2023

A recent nationwide survey found nearly 60% of Gen Z college students have received mental health care before arriving on campus – during their K-12 years. Released in conjunction with Mental Health Awareness Month, this alarming statistic underscores the urgency of warnings from the CDC to the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 8, 2024

Their fall-to-fall retention rate between fall 2022 and fall 2023 was actually 11% higher than commuters.” Campus housing could have a discernable impact on retention and graduation. By example, fall 2023 students with housing had a retention rate of 89.6% versus 83.8% for other certificate/degree seeking students.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 12, 2023

In this blog post, we draw insights from Tidewater Community College leaders to outline five practical actions community colleges can implement to improve students’ mental health and overall well-being that support institutional efforts to boost student success. What is a community college?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

She called attention to the growing mental health crisis for students and faculty and staff, adding that the Great Resignation of faculty and staff in higher education was a logical calculation after the pandemic reminded them that “tomorrow is not promised to anyone.”

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Rios-Ellis’s research has included Latinx HIV/AIDS, nutrition, maternal/child health, chronic disease and mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Many Black women also suffer intersectional discrimination out in the world, which can lead to trauma, mental health challenges, and “racial battle fatigue,” even before they step foot into academia.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

He also brought up the lack of support that many faculty and staff have experienced with the mental health challenges caused by the pandemic, and the lack of a sense of belonging for many. Permitting faculty and staff to rotate in-person work or to only come in on certain days might help with retention.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Addressing the need Queensborough Community College (QCC), a two-year institution in the City University of New York system, conducted an equity audit that showed there were retention and graduation disparities for male students overall, with Black and Latinx male students disproportionately impacted.

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EAB

DECEMBER 20, 2022

What the mental health crisis means for student success leaders. The long-term impacts of the pandemic on student mental health—and 7 steps you can take to prepare. The pandemic ripple effects on student success will last for years, including the long-term impact on student mental health.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 26, 2023

This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging. Another support group, the Hispanic Organization for Growth, Advancement and Retention, has focused on family engagement.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 27, 2023

Community colleges and both public and private four-year institutions experienced increases in persistence and retention, but private for-profit four-year schools and primarily associate degree-granting baccalaureate institutions saw declines. However, not all categories of schools and students saw equal gains.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 20, 2024

The TEAS project is approaching the need to support its significant Asian student body from multiple angles, seeking out what would be the most beneficial: mentorship, mental health, and curriculum. UConn Hartford’s Asian American student population comprises 17% of all students on the campus, according to UConn.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

A recent nationwide survey by TimelyCare, higher educations most trusted virtual health and well-being provider, shows that 71% of college students experience mental health challenges like stress, anxiety, and depression. Why is help-seeking among underrepresented students important? Proffitt, M.A., Want to take the next step?

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 25, 2023

Higher selectivity, higher barriers to entry, begets higher retention and graduation, begets higher rankings. However, most institutions must go beyond the brand to build a class. The "best" institutions are rewarded for taking minimal risks with whom they admit. It's a virtuous – and vicious – circle of exclusivity and elitism.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Another recommendation was that each school develop retention and persistence strategies for Black students using a personalized student support model, along with enhanced advising.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 10, 2023

UAGM also created an assessment model to collect student feedback on their experiences in the classroom, strengthened mental health resources for students, and partnered with organizations and grant opportunities to provide childcare for their students. UAGM - Gurabo’s retention rate between 2016 and 2020 remained at or above 75%.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Sustainable recruitment and retention programs/plans for prospective/current scholars. We’re focusing on mental health for our scholars,” says Jean, adding that over 300 high school students are scheduled to attend. Programming to include a nationwide collective of educators, administrators, and thought leaders. “We

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

That data show that the students who attend the summer bridge program build great resilience skills, and resilience leads to retention. It also took a toll on mental health, and institutions must treat that with sensitivity. She asked many questions, which he gladly answered.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 1, 2023

One secret of our program’s exponential growth is retention,” says Espiritu. In the last three years EPW’s fall to fall retention ranges from 93% to 96%. “I I track them in retention. Rueda-Acedo says the service learning is extremely beneficial in retention as well as the students’ personal connection to this profession.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 2, 2023

Smith, an associate professor of higher education at University of Cincinnati, said basic needs such as food, housing, and mental health care are critical challenges that community colleges are trying to recognize and address. Dr. Everrett A.

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Thrive Alliance Group

MAY 10, 2022

Teacher retention is becoming a critical challenge for schools across the country, as a growing number of teachers are overburdened and burned out. Yet there is a way to improve teacher retention by helping teachers recover from the past two years. DOE recommendations for schools in their recent report on SEL and mental health.

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Timely MD

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Consider these stats from a 2024 Ellucian report : 59% of college students considered dropping out due to financial stress 78% of college students reported negative impacts on their mental health due to financial stress The mental load of worrying about tuition, rent, food, and other expenses can leave students distracted and disengaged.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Mental health has been an enormous challenge for colleges and universities for years. Health centers at many colleges now have difficulty recruiting and retaining staff. Higher ed now faces an ongoing mental health crisis with no end in sight. The COVID-19 pandemic made things even more difficult.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Mental health has been an enormous challenge for colleges and universities for years. Health centers at many colleges now have difficulty recruiting and retaining staff. Higher ed now faces an ongoing mental health crisis with no end in sight. The COVID-19 pandemic made things even more difficult.

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Thrive Alliance Group

MAY 19, 2022

Teacher retention is becoming a critical challenge for schools across the country, as a growing number of teachers are overburdened and burned out. Yet there is a way to improve teacher retention by helping teachers recover from the past two years. DOE recommendations for schools in their recent report on SEL and mental health.

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IHEP Institute for Higher Education Policy

MAY 1, 2024

One featured partnership between the City Colleges of Chicago and One Million Degrees is having a measurable effect on student retention and success.

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Timely MD

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Connecticut State Colleges and Universities serve as a prime example, having used HEERF to expand access to much-needed 24/7 mental health services through TimelyCare for students at all 12 of its community colleges. The mental health challenges and insecurities had already existed. John Maduko, M.D.,

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EAB

MAY 17, 2023

1 Tackling the Escalating Student Mental Health & Wellbeing Crisis Looking back on the early days of the pandemic it was clear that issues impacting student mental health & well-being would persist beyond mask mandates and social distancing.

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EAB

JANUARY 26, 2023

After losing over 10% of two-year students during the pandemic, both due to declines in new students and to a national dip in retention, this enrollment recovery was a welcomed reprieve. While this is worth applauding, it’s also important to look at retention rates to understand trends in students who are still leaving community colleges.

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Timely MD

DECEMBER 21, 2022

While military experience has led some to academic success , it also presents unique challenges that can negatively impact grades and retention. Despite the availability of mental health and well-being services from providers on campuses across the U.S., Mental Health. What challenges do veteran students face?

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Timely MD

MAY 9, 2023

Access to resources such as food, housing, childcare, mental health care, financial assistance, and transportation is critical for ensuring strong academic performance, increasing persistence and graduation rates, and improving health and well-being among community college students.

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Timely MD

MAY 2, 2023

According to a recent poll from The Trevor Project , 86% of transgender and nonbinary (TGNC) youth say recent debates around anti-trans bills have negatively impacted their mental health. Transgender Survey found that 24% of trans adults in college experienced harassment , 16% of whom dropped out of school.

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Timely MD

JULY 30, 2024

In a July 2024 survey of college and university students , 65% said they are experiencing mental health issues such as stress, anxiety, and depression. Additionally, 76% of students said mental health services made available by their colleges and universities impact the likelihood of getting a degree.

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EAB

JANUARY 12, 2023

Given the concern for student athletes’ health and psychological well-being, we know that it is critical that these students know how to access mental health services. The National College Athletics Association (NCAA) survey discovered that less than half of all student athletes feel comfortable seeking mental health support.

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