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MCFeed

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

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2020
11/11 – 11/17

Highlights this Week:

  • New Active Minds Guide: Supporting the Whole Student:

    A new report from Active Minds and the National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Mental health concerns are mounting at colleges and universities across the country as coronavirus cases spike. As young…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The American Council on Education released six chapters of recent data and findings as a supplement to ACE’s…

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2020
11/4 – 11/10

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast: Georgetown President John J. DeGioia, PhD and Ithaca President Shirley Collado, PhD:

    In the final episode in our Flourishing series, EVP of Counseling at NYU and MCF President Zoe Ragouzeos speaks with…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The Daily Pennsylvanian reports that some UPenn students boycotted their classes on Nov. 3 and 4 to demand that…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    In an op-ed in Inside Higher Ed, Mark Dennis, psychology department chair at Sacramento City College, argues that, amid…

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2020
10/28 – 11/3

Highlights this Week:

  • Helping Students Cope with Election Anxiety:

    The Presidential race remains uncertain, and there may be no clear winner for several days due to the…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    According to a new survey released by NASPA, while 56 percent of students say they are “very” or…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Many international students felt heavily invested in the presidential election despite not having the right to vote. The…

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2020
10/21 – 10/27

Highlights this Week:

  • New Quadcast: Expanding the Circle of Support for College Student Mental Health:

    In the fourth episode in a special series on Flourishing, we spoke with Dr. Zoe Ragouzeos, the Executive…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In the Michigan Daily, Annie Klusendorf, a student, wrote about the loss of the work/life boundary under the pandemic,…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Inside Higher Ed reports that students of color face racist incidents– subtle and overt, accidental and purposeful– that make…

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2020
10/14 – 10/20

Highlights this Week:

  • New Issue of the Mary Christie Quarterly:

    The fall issue of the Mary Christie Quarterly, our journal of ideas, opinion and news on the behavioral health…

  • Events and Resources:

    On Thursday, October 29 at 1:00 pm ET, the American Council on Education in collaboration with The Steve…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In an op-ed in The Hill, Lyndon Haviland, DrPH, MPH, a distinguished scholar at the CUNY School of Public…

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2020
10/8 – 10/13

Highlights this Week:

  • Quadcast Ep 6: Daniel Eisenberg, PhD and James Hudziak, MD:

    The third episode in a special series on Flourishing is out now. This week, we hear from Daniel…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    On October 22nd, the Healthy Minds Network is holding the 2020 Fall Mental Health Symposium: Advancing Mental Health Equity…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The Justice Department filed a lawsuit last week against Yale University, alleging the school violated federal civil-rights law by discriminating against…

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2020
9/30 – 10/7

Highlights this Week:

  • The Mary Christie Foundation Names a New President:

    The Mary Christie Foundation has named Zoe Ragouzeos, PhD, the Executive Director of Counseling and Wellness Services at New…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Chronicle of Higher Education hosted a virtual forum on “Campus Well-Being During a Continuing Crisis.” Moderated by…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Yale University‘s Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and the Good Life Center co-launched an online wellness workshop series designed to…

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2020
9/23 – 9/29

Highlights this Week:

  • Quadcast Episode: Flourishing Series, Dr. Corey Keyes, Emory University Sociologist:

    The latest episode in the Quadcast’s special Flourishing series is out now. This week, we hear from Dr. Corey Keyes,…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    Data from the University of Iowa‘s University Counseling Services illustrated only slight increases in academic and family stressors reported…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    New research found that engaging in health education is beneficial in changing perceptions of stress for some college students but…

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2020
9/16-9/22

Highlights this Week:

  • The Steve Fund Task Force Report: Adapting and Innovating to Promote Mental Health and Emotional Well-Being of Young People of Color: COVID-19 and Beyond:

    The Steve Fund Crisis Response Task Force published recommendations on mitigating the mental health risks to students of color…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    Education Dive reports that colleges are turning to virtual mental health and financial offerings to address growing student needs.…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Luciana Guardini, outreach coordinator for Counseling and Psychological Services at the Indiana University Student Health Center discusses the…

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2020
9/9 – 9/15

Highlights this Week:

  • Special Quadcast Series, Episode 1: Conversation with NYU Professors Alan Schlechter, MD and Dan Lerner:

    Here is the first in a series of conversations on “Creating Environments for Flourishing” based on the report released…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Healthy Minds Network, JED Foundation, and Active Minds released a toolkit to support student advocacy for enhanced mental health…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Diverse Education reports that black students protested at Kent State University, criticizing the school’s response to repeated racist messages…

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2020
9/2 – 9/8

Highlights this Week:

  • Creating Environments for Flourishing: New Report and Quadcast Series:

    Tomorrow, the Mary Christie Foundation, together with Georgetown University, will be releasing the report, “Creating Environments for Flourishing:…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    Science magazine reports on a new survey of U.S.-based STEM Ph.D. students in which 40% reported symptoms consistent with…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The University of Arizona has launched a new health and wellness initiative offering free peer-to-peer support. Wildcats RISE, which…

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2020
8/26 – 9/1

Highlights this Week:

  • JED’s POV on Student Mental Health and Well-Being in Fall Campus Reopening:

    The Jed Foundation published new recommendations for colleges in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of their communities during the…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    NBC News reports on the “second curve” of the coronavirus — the pandemic’s mental health impact. The article quotes…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Dr. Brian Hainline, a clinical professor of neurology at Indiana University School of Medicine and New York University…

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