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UNCF Study Reveals Strong Mental Health Outcomes Among HBCU Students Despite Financial Challenges

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lomax A new study released by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) has found that students at historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) demonstrate significantly stronger mental health outcomes compared to their peers at other institutions, despite facing greater financial stressors and barriers to mental health services.

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Focusing on Mental Health Challenges Facing Community College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Respondents held mixed impressions of whether their colleges placed a priority on mental health. Elisabeth Lackner, director of institutional research at Queensborough Community College (QCC) in New York City, said the report reflects what QCC students experience. “We

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In addition to support services that include financial aid and academic advising, an example of supporting Latinx student success is the CSUSB Impact Internship, developed by the university’s Undocumented Student Success Center. In 2022-23, over 350 students were awarded close to $772,000 in Graduate Initiative Grants. in 2022-23.

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Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy Named First Woman President of Wayne State University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Previously, she was senior vice president for research at the University of Arizona; vice president for research and innovation and dean of the graduate school at the University of Oregon; and faculty at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine. In 2022, Espy was a San Antonio Business Journal Women’s Leadership Award winner.

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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

Ford, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Jillian Saraney, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Key Statement: Service-learning projects designed by students can meet community needs while elevating student learning, engagement, and success by integrating high-impact practices (HIPs) and HIP elements. Photo by Robert Lathrop.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. During July 2022 alone, ten anti-gay laws went into effect , all of them relating to education.

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HBCU students are flourishing mentally at higher rates than their peers

University Business

The report, Flourishing: Bolstering the Mental Health of Students at HBCUs and PBIs, was conducted in partnership with UNCFs Institute for Capacity Building, the Healthy Minds Network and The Steve Fund. Recommendations for Campus Leaders: Increase on-campus mental health services and peer support options.