- About Us
- Focus Areas
- Publications
There are two crises plaguing America right now – coronavirus and racial injustice – and both are adding…
Amid countrywide protests against racism, police brutality and the senseless killing of George Floyd, college leaders are calling for change,…
In an op-ed in Inside Higher Ed, John MacPhee, executive director and CEO of the Jed Foundation, offers advice…
We are excited to announce that the Mary Christie Foundation is launching a new podcast series exploring issues…
It has been widely reported that Hispanics in the United States have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic,…
The University of California board of regents voted to stop using the SAT and ACT college admissions exams. The move reshapes college admissions in…
Public figures and celebrities are giving virtual commencement addresses for students mourning the loss of the typical graduation…
The Chronicle tells the story of Andrew Pérez, a first generation student at Harvard University who is finishing his…
ESPN covers the Big Ten’s new Mental Health and Wellness Cabinet, a group of 31 experts gathered from the…
The American Council on Education released a new report on mental health, higher education and COVID-19. The Mary…
The Haven at College, a private recovery center that partners with colleges and universities, is offering their outpatient…
A recent study, “Peer support: A medical student-driven mental health workshop,” published in the academic journal Medical Education, examined…
The Mary Christie Foundation, the Boston University School of Public Health and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, are…
The Daily, a New York Times podcast, told the emotional story of one student whose senior year has…
According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, slightly more than half of part-time college…
In an op-ed in CommonWealth Magazine entitled “College, Interrupted” Lucia Hoffman, a student at Northeastern University, discussed the mixed emotions…
In Education Dive, Valerie Roberson, the president of Roxbury Community College, in Massachusetts, proposed ideas that, she says, can…
The U.S. Department of Education announced that it is expanding a pilot program that is testing whether or not to…
Student mental health expert (and Mary Christie Foundation Board member) Dr. Sarah Ketchen Lipson will be doing a…
Diverse Education reports that college closures and the transition to online learning have impacted students’ mental health, and caused…
According to a new report from advocacy groups New American Economy and the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education…
The impact of the disruption caused by the Coronavirus on the lives of college students is staggering, with…
The Chronicle of Higher Education asked college administrators and staff members how the coronavirus will change higher education. Gabriel…
According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, about 3.7 million students earned an undergraduate…
The Need for Data: Mental Health during Unprecedented Times Unprecedented. In recent weeks this word has risen to…
The Dream.US, an organization that provides scholarships to immigrant students known as Dreamers, released a survey on the…
A Title IX lawsuit by a former Syracuse University student accused of sexual assault has gained the attention…
In Psychology Today, Marica Morris, a psychiatrist at the University of Florida and author of The Campus Cure: A Parent’s…
The Education Department announced last week that Penn State University systematically failed to protect students from sexual misconduct…
Inside Higher Ed reports that Pomona College students who have been denied emergency housing during the coronavirus outbreak are…
The University of Missouri system is encouraging students to download a free mental health care app that offers ways to…
According to an analysis by the think tank Center for an Urban Future (CUF), students enrolled at schools…
Colleges across the nation are taking the unprecedented step of sending students home for the rest of the spring semester…
In an op-ed in the Daily Nexus, Hannah Morley calls for increased funding for counseling services at the University…
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor removed its provost amid an external investigation into his alleged sexual misconduct. President…