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MCFeed

A weekly roundup of news and research on the health and wellness of college students

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2023
11/21 – 11/28

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast Episode: A Bird’s-Eye View: Dr. Jessi Gold’s Perspective on Whole-Campus Wellbeing:

    Dr. Jessi Gold, assistant professor and the director of Wellness, Engagement, and Outreach in the Department of Psychiatry…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is introducing a wellness coaching program for residential undergraduate students,…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    Colleges and universities are changing how applicants’ race and ethnic profile is considered in application files in response…

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2023
11/15 – 11/20

Highlights this Week:

  • From LearningWell:

    The new issue of LearningWell features a profile of UR Well, a new student success program at the…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    About a fifth of Americans live in rural areas, but few colleges have clubs for rural students to…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    The Iowa Board of Regents approved recommendations to eliminate college diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs that are…

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2023
11/8 – 11/14

Highlights this Week:

  • Webinar Video: Rethinking Higher Education’s Purpose:

    A recording of LearningWell magazine’s November 14th webinar Rethinking Higher Education’s Purpose is now available for online viewing. …

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In an op-ed for Time, Amanda Joy Calhoun, an Adult and Child Psychiatry resident at Yale School of…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI):

    The State University System of Florida has approved new regulations in compliance with Senate Bill 266 despite public…

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2023
11/1 – 11/7

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental Health Advocate Kelsey Matthews’ Story of Resilience and Perseverance:

    In a new episode of the Quadcast, Kelsey Matthews, a mental health advocate and member of MCI’s new…

  • Webinar: Rethinking Higher Education’s Purpose:

    LearningWell magazine, published by The Mary Christie Institute and The Coalition for Transformational Education will host a webinar…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    US Surgeon General Vivek Murthy has launched his “We Are Made to Connect” campus tour to address the…

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2023
10/25 – 10/31

Highlights this Week:

  • Webinar: Rethinking Higher Education’s Purpose:

    The Mary Christie Institute and LearningWell magazine will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 14th at 1:00pm ET. …

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    A recent Harvard Graduate School of Education study found that 58% of young adults in the US feel…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    The University System of Georgia faces a federal lawsuit alleging chronic underfunding of three historically Black colleges, accusing…

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2023
10/18 – 10/24

Highlights this Week:

  • Webinar: Rethinking Higher Education’s Purpose:

    The Mary Christie Institute and LearningWell magazine will host a webinar on Tuesday, November 14 at 1:00pm ET. …

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    ​​According to a recent poll conducted by Harvard University’s Making Caring Common initiative, anxiety and depression are twice…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    Native American and Indigenous students are underrepresented in computer science degrees, according to a recent report from the…

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2023
10/11 – 10/17

Highlights this Week:

  • How to Build a Career You Love:

    A new episode of The Quadcast features a conversation between LearningWell Editor-in-Chief Marjorie Malpiede and Executive Writer for…

  • Mental & Behavioral Health:

    The New York Times reports that Harvard University has been experimenting with using TikTok influencers to disseminate more…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    When selecting colleges, students of all political affiliations are increasingly taking into account diversity, freedom of speech, and…

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2023
10/4 – 10/10

Highlights this Week:

  • “Designing Your Life” May Help College Students Find Meaning:

    The new issue of LearningWell magazine is out, featuring a look at life design classes taking off across…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The Biden-Harris Administration has announced technical assistance centers to support student wellbeing. The centers aim to accelerate learning,…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    Inside Higher Ed reports that introductory mathematics courses can pose challenges for students, particularly underrepresented minority students. In…

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2023
9/27 – 10/3

Highlights this Week:

  • National Youth Council on College Mental Health:

    The Mary Christie Institute (MCI) has launched the National Youth Council on College Mental Health, a group of…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The Washington Post reports on the future of college mental health programs since the expiration of…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    A new deep-dive into the 2022 Lumina Foundation-Gallup study on assessing the relationship of postsecondary education to different…

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2023
9/20 – 9/26

Highlights this Week:

  • Top Story:

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded $131.7 million in grant programs to connect youth and…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories Sian Leah Beilock, a cognitive scientist and the first female president of Dartmouth College, has been…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    Inside Higher Ed highlights a recent report that examines college course structure and equity gaps in student grades.…

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2023
9/13 – 9/19

Highlights this Week:

  • Academically Adrift–12 years later:

    In 2011, Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa captured national attention by highlighting a plateau in critical thinking and…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories As college students continue to report higher rates of anxiety and depression compared to the general…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    Colorado College has announced a transfer program for students from five states that have passed anti-diversity, equity, and…

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2023
9/6 – 9/12

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast Episode: LearningWell Backstory:

    Quadcast hosts Dana Humphrey and Marjorie Malpiede discuss new content in LearningWell magazine, including “Bringing Wellbeing into the…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories As distress reverberates across college campuses following the recent shooting at the University of North Carolina…

  • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion:

    Florida has approved the Classic Learning Test, which focuses on the Western Canon and Christianity, as an alternative…

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