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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
8/19 – 8/25

Highlights this Week:

  • Active Minds: Your Voice Is Your Power:

    This fall, Active Minds is calling on their national network of mental health advocates to help establish a campus…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Washington Post reports that, as the academic year begins on campus and virtually, counseling center directors across the country…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The Hoya reports that The Black Survivors Coalition is urging Georgetown University to permanently hire new BIPOC counselors after…

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2020
8/12 – 8/18

Highlights this Week:

  • Community College Basic Needs In Prime Time:

    Community college students and their basic needs took center stage last night at the second night of the…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    Several recent studies show pandemic-related increases in mental health issues among college students and young adults.  According to a new…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The Jed Foundation, together with Morneau Shepell, published a study examining the mental health needs of international college students…

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2020
8/5 – 8/11

Highlights this Week:

  • Mary Christie Quadcast: College Student Health Care Experts Give Advice to Students and Parents on “Back to School”:

    In August of any year, the big issue in higher education is the start of school.  But in…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Wall Street Journal reports on the mental health toll that Covid-19 has wrought on young adults. Social isolation, combined…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    A recently introduced bill seeks to increase participation by people of color in the medical fields through a…

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2020
7/29 – 8/4

Highlights this Week:

  • ACE Pulse Point Survey:

    The American Council on Education (ACE) released its latest Pulse Point survey of college and university presidents on their views…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Boston Globe reports on the increased stress and anxiety among college students caused by the pandemic. A survey by…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    Diverse Education reports that an investigation by an outside law firm has determined that systemic racism exists within the…

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2020
7/22-7/28

Highlights this Week:

  • Mary Christie Quarterly Summer Issue:

    MCF just released the summer issue of the Mary Christie Quarterly. As schools make critical decisions about reopening and…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    According to findings from Harvard University’s Task Force on Managing Student Mental Health, the percent of Harvard undergraduates who…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    A New York Times survey of every public four-year college in the country, as well as every Division I private…

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2020
7/15 – 7/21

Highlights this Week:

  • ACE and Active Minds Event on Mental Health During COVID-19:

    The American Council on Education (ACE) and Active Minds are hosting a student-led virtual conversation with Dr. Kathryn…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    In an interview in Psychology Today, Yusen Zhai, a licensed professional counselor and the lead clinic supervisor at the…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    The Chronicle spoke with four student activists about their demands relative to racial injustice which include severing ties with…

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2020
7/8 – 7/14

Highlights this Week:

  • Wellbeing Impacts of COVID-19 and the Role of Faculty:

    A new survey from the Healthy Minds Network and the American College Health Association described that students are finding it…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The American Council on Education and the Steve Fund, a non-profit focused on the mental health needs of…

  • Physical Health:

    The Washington Post published an investigation on the ability of college health centers to adequately care for students this…

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2020
7/1 – 7/7

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental Health Resources for Black Students:

    The Reflect Organization, a national mental wellness nonprofit with college and university chapters, has developed a guide with…

  • Black Lives Matter:

    As many institutions face the moment of racial reckoning in this country by addressing long standing calls for…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Trump administration announced that international students in the United States must take in-person classes this fall or they will have to…

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2020
6/24 – 6/30

Highlights this Week:

  • The Quadcast featuring Will Meek, Director of CAPS at Brown University:

    As schools finalize reopening plans, a key consideration will be the way they support their students’ mental health. …

  • Black Lives Matter:

    In the Chronicle, Rafael Walker, an assistant professor of English at Baruch College, writes that administrative statements from college…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Wall Street Journal takes a deep dive into college student mental health as a major consideration when colleges…

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2020
6/17 – 6/23

Highlights this Week:

  • Steve Fund and ACE Host a Conversation on the Mental Wellbeing of Students of Color:

    The Steve Fund and the American Council on Education are hosting a virtual conversation among presidents and senior…

  • Black Lives Matter:

    The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees voted to lift a 16-year moratorium on the…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    A new study by researchers at Arizona State University found that undergraduate students at their university have suffered…

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2020
6/10 – 6/16

Highlights this Week:

  • Supreme Court Ruling on LGBT Rights:

    One hopeful event occurring this week was the Supreme Court decision banning discrimination against gay and transgender workers. In…

  • Black Lives Matter:

    College leaders have issued statements denouncing racism, though critics claim many are insufficient or “toothless.” In the Chronicle Review,…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Daily Bruin podcast In the Know focused on the coronavirus’ impact on mental health. UCLA student Kristin Snyder interviewed…

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2020
6/3 – 6/9

Highlights this Week:

  • Introducing the Mary Christie Quadcast:

    This week, the Mary Christie Foundation launched our new podcast series exploring issues related to the behavioral health,…

  • Black Lives Matter:

    In the aftermath of the recent deaths of unarmed black individuals at the hands of police, students nationwide…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    Last week, three college presidents testified before the Senate’s health and education committee, outlining their plans to reopen campuses…

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