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MCFeed

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

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2021
7/21 – 7/27

Highlights this Week:

  • This Is Us: Supporting Students with Serious Mental Health Conditions in College:

    In the new Summer 2021 issue of the Mary Christie Quarterly, MCI Executive Director Marjorie Malpiede interviews advocates,…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories A number of Black professional athletes have been “leading the charge” to discuss and advocate for…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Asian American students claiming that selective colleges discriminated against them in the application process speak to WGBH about…

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2021
7/14 – 7/20

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast: Supporting Students with Serious Mental Illness in College with Dr. Dori Hutchinson:

    In a new episode of this week’s Quadcast, Dori Hutchinson, Sc.D., Executive Director of the Center for Psychiatric…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The Chronicle discusses the impact of “suicide clusters” that have been affecting colleges and universities around…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The New York Times reports on the achievements of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, several of which have…

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2021
7/07 – 7/13

Highlights this Week:

  • Summer 2021 Quarterly:

    We are delighted to release this summer’s Mary Christie Quarterly featuring some of the most interesting people in…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The New York Times features an article providing expert advice to parents on how to support…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    On Tuesday, the MacArthur, Knight, and Ford foundations announced that they will be contributing a $5 million donation…

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2021
6/30 – 7/06

Highlights this Week:

  • Q&A with Nicholas Zeppos, Chancellor Emeritus at Vanderbilt University:

    In a new Quarterly Q&A, we interview one of the MCI Presidents’ Council members, Nicholas S. Zeppos, JD…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Florida State University researchers present a new study revealing the critical role family ties play in Asian American…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Four authors spanning the political spectrum co-write an op-ed for The New York Times, coming to the consensus…

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2021
6/23 – 6/29

Highlights this Week:

  • Q&A on Supporting Trans Student Mental Health:

    As a feature Q&A article for Pride Month, MCI interviews two trans mental health clinicians on the difficulties…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories Forbes reports on whether colleges are prepared to support the mental health of college students this…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The valedictorian at a New Jersey high school Bryce Dershem was presenting at his graduation when his microphone…

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2021
6/16 – 6/21

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast: Dr. Jill Grimes and Jill Henry on Silver Linings on Student Resilience :

    In this week’s Quadcast, Dr. Jill Grimes, M.D., FAAFP, and Jill Henry, M.A., describe the newfound strength and…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories After developing an Equity in Mental Health Framework in 2017 to help colleges better support the…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    For The Chronicle, Washington and Lee professor Nneka Dennie explores the implications of recent decisions made by various…

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2021
6/09 – 6/15

Highlights this Week:

  • BBC News: Dr. Sarah Lipson Explains College Mental Health Trends:

    BBC News covers the pandemic’s effects on college student mental health, following the first-year journey of Cornell University…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The Boston Globe details new findings revealing mental health and housing insecurity worsened for LGBTQ youth…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The Chronicle discusses the Institute of International Education’s recent survey of 414 US colleges, which finds that the…

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2021
6/02 – 6/08

Highlights this Week:

  • Quadcast: UVA’s Dr. Michael Gerard Mason :

    In this week’s Quadcast, University of Virginia’s Dr. Michael Gerard Mason spoke with us about the new norms…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories In an op-ed for The Hechinger Report, Dr. Jill Grimes, M.D., FAAFP, and Jill Henry, M.A.,…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    On June 4, the board of trustees at Washington and Lee University voted 22 to 6 to maintain…

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2021
5/26 – 6/01

Highlights this Week:

  • Dr. Colleen Conley on how the IMPACT Lab lives up to its name:

    A new Mary Christie Quarterly article features Dr. Colleen Conley’s important and fascinating work at the Loyola University…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories Last week, Dartmouth College students painted administrative buildings with red writing in protest of how the…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Inside Higher Ed reports on a new study from the Community College Research Center at Columbia University, which…

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2021
5/19 – 5/25

Highlights this Week:

  • Quadcast Episode 19: Community College President Pam Eddinger on What the Pandemic Exposed and the Promise of “A Just Recovery.‪”‬:

    On this week’s Quadcast, we continue our non-consecutive series on College Presidents and Covid-19 with Dr. Pam Eddinger,…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The American Council on Education, in partnership with the TIAA Institute, released a new Pulse Point…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    GBH News details new efforts in higher education to combat racism by requiring students to take a course…

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2021
5/12 – 5/18

Highlights this Week:

  • Quadcast Ep. 18: Mental Health Entrepreneur on Creating Communities of Acceptance and Authenticity:

    On the Quadcast this week we speak with Jared Fenton, founder and Executive Director of the Reflect Organization,…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The Chronicle covered MCI’s recent survey on the Role of Faculty in Student Mental Health, conducted…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    According to a new survey released by the American Council on Education, “four in ten Americans believe international…

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2021
5/05 – 5/11

Highlights this Week:

  • Don’t Miss This Article: Learning from Dr. Cole:

    In the spring issue of the Mary Christie Quarterly, MCI Executive Director spoke with Dr. Jonathan Cole, professor…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories In an op-ed in Inside Higher Ed, Elisa Bolton, interim director of psychological and counseling services…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The Chronicle interviewed Assistant professor of higher education at Texas A&M University at Commerce Katie Koo, who has…

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