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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. For a decade prior to coming to Claremont Graduate University (CGU), she worked as a clinical therapist in DePauw University’s counseling center.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mental Health TEAS will bring aboard an additional full-time clinical therapist as well to help boost Asian American student retention and completion. Curriculum Alongside wraparound services and culturally competent faculty and staff, what’s taught in the classroom is also vital to bolstering student success, Chang says.

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Strategies for Inclusive Care that Drive Student Success

Timely MD

Smith University and Dr. Michelle Batista, Vice President of Student Services at Lake Tahoe Community College, to offer tips and strategies for inclusive care that drive student success. Providing culturally sensitive care Underrepresented students often face mental health disparities due to their identities.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mental Health TEAS will bring aboard an additional full-time clinical therapist as well to help boost Asian American student retention and completion. Curriculum Alongside wraparound services and culturally competent faculty and staff, what’s taught in the classroom is also vital to bolstering student success, Chang says.

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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Panelists said faculty and staff need training to become more aware of the signs of student distress and to learn how to reach out to students with what Roy called “a warm hand.” “We’re We’re not talking about – campuswide – people having to become therapists,” said Roy. “We’re

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Four Trends in College Students’ Mental Health

Timely MD

Panelists said faculty and staff need training to become more aware of the signs of student distress and to learn how to reach out to students with what Roy called “a warm hand.”. “We’re We’re not talking about – campuswide – people having to become therapists,” said Roy. “We’re

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4 student lifecycle moments when sense of belonging matters most for Black and Latino men

EAB

Unfortunately, men of color are less likely to access mental health support than white men, and college men are less likely to have a therapist than college women. This time can be hard on mental health.