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2016-2023

Mental and Behavioral Health, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

How Home Shapes Who We Are And How We Feel

What makes a house different from a ‘home’? Our renderings of ‘home’ are often represented by the affects evoked by it — one that can significantly transform the four, ordinary walls that envelop us into a place of comfort and solace or, for others, something quite different. In looking at…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/25/2022
Sponsored | Mental and Behavioral Health, Physical Health

FRONTLINES: Interview with Jake Baggott

There is not one defined set of experiences which provides the path to leadership in higher education. Jake Baggott’s trajectory, extending from his time as a student employee in the health center at Southern Illinois University to his current position as Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Wellbeing and…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/25/2022
Opinion | Student Success, College Affordability, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Reimagining access to college in Roxbury, Massachusetts 

Educators and policymakers have been talking about providing all students access to college and career pathways for decades. The impact of technical training and two-year and four-year degrees on earnings and generational change is undeniable. Yet, progress has been, at best, slow. In Roxbury, Massachusetts, we are trying something different. For…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/25/2022
Mental and Behavioral Health, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Kylie Unell’s Leap of Faith

Kylie Unell holds a number of identities.  She is a Doctoral fellow at NYU studying German and Jewish philosophy, a board member for Jewish organizations, a writer, a podcaster, and a public speaker who is Jewish and bi-racial. But it is the acceptance of the struggles that come with her…

MCQ. Issue 25
03/02/2022
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Sponsored | Mental and Behavioral Health, Physical Health

FRONTLINES: Interview with Jake Baggott

There is not one defined set of experiences which provides the path to leadership in higher education. Jake Baggott’s trajectory, extending from his time as a student employee in the health center at Southern Illinois University to his current position as Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Wellbeing and…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/27/2022
Sponsored | Mental and Behavioral Health, Physical Health

FRONTLINES: Interview with Jake Baggott

There is not one defined set of experiences which provides the path to leadership in higher education. Jake Baggott’s trajectory, extending from his time as a student employee in the health center at Southern Illinois University to his current position as Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Wellbeing and…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/27/2022
Sponsored | Mental and Behavioral Health, Physical Health

FRONTLINES: Interview with Jake Baggott

There is not one defined set of experiences which provides the path to leadership in higher education. Jake Baggott’s trajectory, extending from his time as a student employee in the health center at Southern Illinois University to his current position as Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Health and Wellbeing and…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/27/2022
Substance Use, Mental and Behavioral Health

Smoke and Mirrors: What should colleges do about the proliferation of misinformation about cannabis?

Innovations in Behavioral Health Care is a peer-reviewed section of the Mary Christie Quarterly that features breakthrough research and commentary on the emotional and behavioral health of young adults. Malinda Kennedy, ScD is a Project Director for the Maryland Collaborative and Faculty Assistant for the Center on Young Adult Health…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/25/2022
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Mental and Behavioral Health

New Healthy Minds Research Shows Worsening Trends in Mental Health Overall, BIPOC Students at Particular Risk

A new research paper published in the Journal of Affective Disorders sheds light on the worsening mental health of college students nationwide and documents inequalities in mental health issues and treatment for college students of color. Trends in college student mental health and help-seeking by race/ethnicity: Findings from the national…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/25/2022
Mental and Behavioral Health

Are Hybrid Services the Future of Campus Counseling? 

Junior Audrey Vint transferred to the University of Northern Iowa this academic year after attending community college back home – close to two hours away from campus. Under pre-Covid circumstances, she would have had to connect to new mental health services. However, with telehealth now an option with her provider…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/25/2022
Opinion | Mental and Behavioral Health

It Will Take Some Time: Student Engagement After COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has been affecting the world for three years now. It has disrupted the mental health of students and has changed the face of education. It has been an unprecedented period of transition that we are all still processing, and while mask mandates are lifting and things are…

MCQ. Issue 25
04/25/2022
Mental and Behavioral Health

Bringing Your Whole Self to Work: A Conversation with Rick McKenney, President & CEO of Unum Group

There was once a time when talking about mental health at work would be on the “what not to do” list for entry-level employees. But a new generation of recent graduates is taking their determination to normalize the conversation around mental health right into the workforce. The question is: how…

MCQ. Issue 25
02/16/2022