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

Confessions of a Community College Dean

An effective and ethical approach is to offer evidence-based programs that proactively address students’ well-being. Ideally, such programs are integrated throughout colleges and universities, including academic spheres , rather than relegated only to counseling centers or student development programs.

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7 Ways Effective Student Residence Management Enhances Campus Life

Creatrix Campus

Enhances Security and Safety For the protection of students, it is imperative to implement advanced security measures including surveillance cameras, key card access, and round-the-clock security guards. Campuses with extensive security systems record fewer criminal events.

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6 Real-World and Applicable Career Exploration Activities for High School Students

Experiential Learning Depot

Students, again, take a project-based learning approach. For example, specializing in data science is a secure career move right now, whereas a career that can be quickly and more affordably replaced by tech might result in perpetual unemployment (e.g. They develop an action plan and then take action to solve the identified issue.

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A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

For college students, the most likely SDOH were food insecurity, transportation, safety, social support, and housing (Nazmi et al., For racially minoritized students, these factors must also be considered, given the likelihood that they may struggle with financial concerns and associated risks.