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$68M Investment at Notre Dame Aims at Mental Health Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

McGreevy “As we face what some have called a mental health epidemic, Notre Dame is proud to undertake this ambitious initiative in comprehensive mental health care, research, and services,” said Notre Dame President, the Rev. McGreevy, Notre Dame’s Charles and Jill Fischer Provost.

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University of Maryland Reckons with the Past

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lae’l Hughes-Watkins, co-chair of The 1856 Project and associate director for engagement, inclusion and reparative archiving, Special Collections and University Archives at UMD, said this kind of investigative research is critical for building a more inclusive institutional culture and for maintaining democracy itself.

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How 1,000+ prospective HBCU students conducted their college search

EAB

Blogs How 1,000+ prospective HBCU students conducted their college search Key insights from our 2023 Student Communication Preferences Survey The recent Supreme Court decision on affirmative action has many HBCU leaders wondering whether they’ll see an influx of enrollment for fall 2024. among all students surveyed.

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Mental Health and Healthy Coping Mechanisms

Missouri State

Stay Away from Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms: When stress increases some students turn to drug and alcohol use to “let off steam”. Research shows that as alcohol use increases GPA decreases (Bolin et al., The impact of alcohol and marijuana use on academic achievement among college students. National Ave.

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Hochul Proposes Nearly $7.5B for Higher Ed in FY24

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

It] dampens our ability to best support students who are looking to come back to school,” said Kevin Adams, director of community standards and student conduct and higher education officer delegate to the Professional Staff Congress at Medgar Evers College, a CUNY school. billion is proposed for capital funding.

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Hazing Prevention

Missouri State

The Office of Student Conduct proactively combats hazing by cultivating and facilitating educational programs, designing impactful social media posts, and collaborating with our campus partners including Fraternity Sorority Life, and the Office of Student Engagement. & Madden, M.

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10 Inspiring Women's History Project Based Learning Ideas to Celebrate Women's History Month

Experiential Learning Depot

Have students browse notable historical photographs associated with women’s rights movements, choose one photo, and recreate that photo with their own set, props, costumes, and models. Compile the photos and descriptions into a gallery and invite community members to view student work. But what about those less infamous women?