Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 9, 2024
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. This space also includes our food pantry, where students with food insecurity can stop by to secure essentials.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2024
A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. Please urge community colleges to participate in the first-ever national survey of their health service offerings.
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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
AUGUST 1, 2024
Social drivers of health ” (SDOH) assessments are used to identify people who could use help with food or housing, figure out who might be in a domestic violence, abuse or trafficking situation, and connect them with support. Because these factors impact quality of life, functioning, and overall wellbeing. Just last week the U.S.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 5, 2024
Among the expanded resources are mental health services, food security initiatives and tailored educational pathways. The taskforce for Latine Student Success at Wright College closely examines key data metrics, including enrollment, retention, graduation rates, transfer rates and course success rates.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
MARCH 8, 2023
But midway through the semester, the university’s dining services removed those signs, though calorie and nutritional information for food served in the dining halls can still be found online and ingredient lists are still available at the point of service. “There are no wins for the dining hall environment.
Confessions of a Community College Dean
JANUARY 9, 2023
Fifty percent of college students cited their own mental health struggles as their top stressor going into 2023, according to a survey of 1,200 students nationwide conducted by the virtual health services provider TimelyMD.
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 1, 2023
First-year fellow Airele Muscetta, who is looking to do research in nutrition and food science, says the program offered her financial opportunity and the opportunity to “just get involved with research and getting used to the idea of higher education and academic success, of what my future looks like.”
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