Tag: LGBTQ

This Pride Month, Mary Christie Institute’s coverage of the unique needs of LGBTQ+ student continues with our latest episode of the Quadcast, featuring David P. Rivera, PhD, associate professor of counselor education at Queens College, City University of New York (CUNY) and special advisor to the Steve Fund. Dr. Rivera’s…

The month-long celebration of LGBTQ+ voices and culture is also an opportunity to focus on how colleges and universities are supporting LGBTQ+ students.  This month on the Quadcast, we will speak with David P. Rivera, PhD, an associate professor of counselor education at Queens College-City University of New York and…

Main Stories The Chronicle features expert advice from Michelle Mullen, researcher and director of Helping Youth on the Path to Employment (HYPE), which teaches “executive-functioning skills” to students with serious mental health conditions. Mullen says skills such as time and task management, prioritization, and organization can be delayed when mental…

As a feature Q&A article for Pride Month, MCI interviews two trans mental health clinicians on the difficulties trans college students face generally and throughout the pandemic. Data from The Healthy Minds Study shows that gender minority students are significantly more likely than their cis-gender peers to experience mental health…

On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department announced that transgender students were protected under Title IX’s federal law prohibiting sex-based discrimination, reversing Trump-era restrictions. Education Secretary Miguel A. Cardona stated, “Today, the Department makes clear that all students — including LGBTQ+ students — deserve the opportunity to learn and thrive in…