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An Inclusive Approach to Increasing Access to Student Mental Health Services

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Removing barriers for students to use mental health services is one of the most important goals of college administrations today particularly for students of color and diverse backgrounds. A primary component of this approach involves integrating mental health support with other basic student wellness services.

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Student Success in STEM

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As chief executive officers in the California community college system, we embarked upon the topic of STEM out of an acute awareness of the lack of Dr. Lennor Johnson opportunities available to disproportionately impacted communities, and a shared commitment to forging increased pathways for those with the least access.

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Anchors Away: Building Community, Mindfulness, Equity, and Reflection

The Scholarly Teacher

For example, the health services medical director led the participants through breathing exercises. Conclusion This article outlined six anchors of the Faculty Forward Program designed for new faculty to become confident, engaged teachers. Engaged teaching: A handbook for college faculty. Patricia Cross Academy.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We Having cohorts here is really important, especially for engineering and computer science because it’s a community that supports each other.” I care more than just graduation at community college.

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Depression on College Campuses conference: Insights and actions (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Institutions can partner with organizations such as the Hope Center to consider intersections among learning, retention, mental health and students’ basic needs (e.g., Institutions need a digital mental health strategy as they expand their digital mental health services to external products and providers.

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Professor polls students for mental health check-in

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: Addressing students’ mental health remains a top concern for higher education professionals. “I just looked at my job as trying to normalize [mental health discussions] for them, to try to get them used to somebody actually saying, ‘How are you today? No In-Article Careers: 6 Tell us about it.

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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“[These institutions] have basically said, ‘We’re going to move in a different direction,’ and they’ve basically put counseling under health services or [another] realignment and then gotten rid of the counseling center director,” he said. Yes In-Article Careers: 3