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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Central to this national transformation is the innovative Eagle Achievement Center, a comprehensive student success hub located in the schools library that provides integrated academic support, career guidance, and personal development resources.

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Survey: Faculty and Staff Observe Increasing Demand for Mental Health Support Among Online Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mental health services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill.

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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. Morales, president of CSUSB. Currently, 60.1% of the Fresno State student population is Latinx.

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The new era of mental health counseling on college campuses

University Business

Universities, once struggling to keep up with the surge in demand for counseling during the pandemic, have since scaled up their support services thanks to an outpouring of financial help from various nonprofits , donors, state legislatures and the federal government. “Connection is so important.

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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. It was organizational change.

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Misinformation is spreading as more students seek mental health care

University Business

Universities once struggling to keep up with the surge in demand for counseling during the pandemic have since scaled up their support services. Campus mental health seems to be improving, and more students are aware of their college counseling centers.

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Top Retention Strategies for Diverse Modern Learners

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

As the needs of students change, universities must alter their recruitment and retention strategies to make sure that their messages resonate with diverse student prospects, and that they provide the right support services to meet these students’ needs. Mental health services.