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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
4/28 – 5/04

Highlights this Week:

  • New Report on Graduate Student Mental Health:

    A new report from the Council of Graduate Schools and The Jed Foundation provides an evidence-based framework to…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The Boston University’s Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation, in collaboration with the Ruderman Family Foundation, released two…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    International student-visa holders from Brazil, China, Iran, and South Africa will now be exempt from COVID-19 bans, allowing…

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2021
4/21 – 4/27

Highlights this Week:

  • ACE Workshop on Community College Student Mental Health:

    The American Council on Education, in partnership with the Mary Christie Institute and the Jed Foundation, is hosting…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories Boston University’s Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation has created two…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Diverse Education reports on a conversation between U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and 11 participants who discussed…

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2021
4/14 – 4/20

Highlights this Week:

  • Quadcast: Howard University President Wayne Frederick:

    On this episode of the Quadcast, we continue our series on college presidents during this unprecedented time with…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories  Inside Higher Ed reports that college presidents and student leaders alike welcomed the verdict in the…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Inside Higher Ed details ongoing efforts at universities to make education for deaf students more inclusive and accessible.…

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2021
4/7 – 4/13

Highlights this Week:

  • Faculty’s Role in Student Mental Health: Webinar and Coverage:

    Last week, the Mary Christie Institute held a webinar on the results of the recently released Role of Faculty…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The findings of the new survey report, The Role of Faculty in Student Mental Health survey,…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The Chronicle reports that the increase in anti-Asian racism could influence enrollment for international students, the majority of which…

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2021
3/31 – 4/6

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast: A Conversation on our new survey “Faculty’s Response to Student Mental Health.”:

    On the Quadcast today, we discuss the results and implications of the just-released Role of Faculty in Student Mental Health survey. The…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The Washington Post interviews four college students who reflect on their experiences from this past year which…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The Washington Post reports an update on the outcry over University of Richmond’s decision to retain two campus building…

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2021
3/24 – 3/30

Highlights this Week:

  • Coming Soon: MCF Gets a New Name (and a new website):

    The Mary Christie Foundation is changing its name. In mid-April, we will become the Mary Christie Institute, which…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories Inside Higher Ed covers the story of Yale University taking an unusual step to dispute a social…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    According to The Chronicle of Higher Education, 26 national sororities will vote on April 10 to decide on formal…

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2021
3/17 – 3/23

Highlights this Week:

  • Faculty’s Role in Student Mental Health, a Webinar. April 8, 2021:

    The Mary Christie Foundation, in collaboration with Healthy Minds Network, the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, and faculty at…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories Inside Higher Ed released the results of its 2021 Survey of College and University Presidents, which showed…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Higher Ed Dive briefs two Iowa bills that “would ban the state’s public colleges from teaching what it defines…

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2021
3/10 – 3/16

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast: Elon University President Connie Book:

    On the new episode of the Mary Christie Quadcast, Elon University President Connie Book, Ph.D., M.E., talks about the disruption…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The cancellation of spring breaks at colleges and universities nationwide, and the potential effect on mental…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    In a Daily Tar Heel op-ed, Editorial Board member Caitlyn Yaede calls on the University of North Carolina to do…

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2021
3/3 – 3/9

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast Series: College and University Presidents Respond to COVID-19:

    Since December, MCF Executive Director Marjorie Malpiede has interviewed college and university presidents about their experiences with the…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories To better support his students, Col. Mark Anarumo, the new president of Norwich University, lived in…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Higher Ed Dive reports that Students for Fair Admissions is suing Yale University in a federal court, alleging the…

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2021
2/24 – 3/2

Highlights this Week:

  • Quadcast: A conversation about community college student mental health:

    On this week’s episode of the Quadcast, MCF Executive Director speaks with Dr. Brian Mitra, the Vice President…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The NCAA released results from the Student-Athlete Well-Being Study examining the impacts of the pandemic on the physical…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The Chronicle’s Sarah Brown explores how University of North Carolina at Greensboro diversified its faculty, which took “years of…

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2021
2/17 – 2/23

Highlights this Week:

  • View Webinar: Community College Mental Health and Its Impact on Student Success:

    On February 8th, the Mary Christie Foundation presented a webinar in collaboration with the American Council on Education…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories The New York Times reports that young people in mental health crisis are turning to their local emergency…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    According to the Chronicle, the summer and fall of 2020 is seen by many as a watershed moment in…

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2021
2/10 -2/16

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast Episode: Julio Frenk, President of the University of Miami:

    In a new episode of the Quadcast, University of Miami President Julio Frenk, MD, MPH, PhD, discusses how he has…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Main Stories In an op-ed in USA Today, Scott A. Bass, a professor and provost emeritus at American University’s…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    As the U.S faces declining international student enrollment, a new American Council on Education report calls for a…

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