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2016-2023

Basic Needs, College Affordability, Mental and Behavioral Health

Science Summary

Government Report Finds High Rates of Food Insecurity Among 1 College Students A recent report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan congressional watchdog agency, cites widespread evidence of hunger on college campuses and urges officials to work with states and colleges to help more students get access to…

MCQ. Issue 13
07/25/2019
Opinion | Substance Use

Opinion: Young Adult Substance Use Disorder

The crisis within the crisis The health epidemic that now kills more people than car accidents has taken a disproportionate toll on our nation’s youth. Young people between the ages of 16 and 26 are most likely to drink alcohol and use other drugs, most likely to engage in prescription…

MCQ. Issue 13
04/30/2019
Mental and Behavioral Health

Taking the Lead

Student groups aren’t just waiting for change in college mental health policy—they’re driving it Last summer, when Northwestern University junior Allison Zanolli was mourning the loss of a sorority sister who’d taken her own life on graduation day, she turned to Facebook with her grief. Then she turned her sights…

MCQ. Issue 13
04/23/2019
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Basic Needs

Schools That Make A Difference

How Clark University works with the city of Worcester to improve the school and its host community They say if you want to change the world, start in your own backyard. For Clark University, in Worcester, Massachusetts, this truism became the place-based planning strategy that would revitalize its neighborhood and…

MCQ. Issue 13
04/23/2019
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, College Affordability, Mental and Behavioral Health

Q&A: Patricia Bellinger

The Chief of Staff to Harvard University President Larry Bacow on the state of higher education, inclusion, and leadership. Throughout his inaugural address, Harvard’s new president, Larry Bacow, acknowledged the institution’s legacy of excellence. Not one for false modesty or euphemisms, the straightforward Bacow hopes to leverage Harvard’s outsized influence…

MCQ. Issue 13
04/23/2019
Opinion | Substance Use

Young Adult Substance Use Disorder

The crisis within the crisis The health epidemic that now kills more people than car accidents has taken a disproportionate toll on our nation’s youth. Young people between the ages of 16 and 26 are most likely to drink alcohol and use other drugs, most likely to engage in prescription…

MCQ. Issue 13
04/23/2019
Opinion | Mental and Behavioral Health

Help Them Cope

Student resiliency programs can be a valuable addition to college counseling services It is well documented that mental health issues have reached crisis proportions in young people and on college campuses around the country. The 2016 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Leading Causes of Death Report tells us…

MCQ. Issue 13
04/23/2019