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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
5/27 – 6/2

Highlights this Week:

  • A Message from Dr. Annelle Primm, Senior Medical Advisor at the Steve Fund:

    There are two crises plaguing America right now – coronavirus and racial injustice – and both are adding…

  • George Floyd and Racial Injustice:

    Amid countrywide protests against racism, police brutality and the senseless killing of George Floyd, college leaders are calling for change,…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    In an op-ed in Inside Higher Ed, John MacPhee, executive director and CEO of the Jed Foundation, offers advice…

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2020
5/20 – 5/26

Highlights this Week:

  • The Quadcast:

    We are excited to announce that the Mary Christie Foundation is launching a new podcast series exploring issues…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    It has been widely reported that Hispanics in the United States have been disproportionately affected by the pandemic,…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The University of California board of regents voted to stop using the SAT and ACT college admissions exams. The move reshapes college admissions in…

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2020
5/13 – 5/19

Highlights this Week:

  • The Coronavirus Commencement:

    Public figures and celebrities are giving virtual commencement addresses for students mourning the loss of the typical graduation…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Chronicle tells the story of Andrew Pérez, a first generation student at Harvard University who is finishing his…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    ESPN covers the Big Ten’s new Mental Health and Wellness Cabinet, a group of 31 experts gathered from the…

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2020
5/6 – 5/12

Highlights this Week:

  • New ACE Brief on College Student Mental Health and COVID-19:

    The American Council on Education released a new report on mental health, higher education and COVID-19. The Mary…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Haven at College, a private recovery center that partners with colleges and universities, is offering their outpatient…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    A recent study, “Peer support: A medical student-driven mental health workshop,” published in the academic journal Medical Education, examined…

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2020
4/29 – 5/5

Highlights this Week:

  • New Survey on Role of Faculty in College Student Behavioral Health:

    The Mary Christie Foundation, the Boston University School of Public Health and the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, are…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Daily, a New York Times podcast, told the emotional story of one student whose senior year has…

  • Student Success:

    According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, slightly more than half of part-time college…

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2020
4/22 – 4/28

Highlights this Week:

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    In an op-ed in CommonWealth Magazine entitled “College, Interrupted” Lucia Hoffman, a student at Northeastern University, discussed the mixed emotions…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In Education Dive, Valerie Roberson, the president of Roxbury Community College, in Massachusetts, proposed ideas that, she says, can…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    The U.S. Department of Education announced that it is expanding a pilot program that is testing whether or not to…

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2020
4/15 – 4/21

Highlights this Week:

  • Live Q&A with Dr. Sarah Lipson:

    Student mental health expert (and Mary Christie Foundation Board member) Dr. Sarah Ketchen Lipson will be doing a…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    Diverse Education reports that college closures and the transition to online learning have impacted students’ mental health, and caused…

  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:

    According to a new report from advocacy groups New American Economy and the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education…

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2020
4/8 – 4/14

Highlights this Week:

  • Helping Students Thrive at a Social Distance:

    The impact of the disruption caused by the Coronavirus on the lives of college students is staggering, with…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Chronicle of Higher Education asked college administrators and staff members how the coronavirus will change higher education. Gabriel…

  • Student Success:

    According to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, about 3.7 million students earned an undergraduate…

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2020
4/1 – 4/7

Highlights this Week:

  • The Need for Data: Mental Health during Unprecedented Times:

    The Need for Data: Mental Health during Unprecedented Times Unprecedented. In recent weeks this word has risen to…

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    The Dream.US, an organization that provides scholarships to immigrant students known as Dreamers, released a survey on the…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    A Title IX lawsuit by a former Syracuse University student accused of sexual assault has gained the attention…

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2020
3/25 – 3/31

Highlights this Week:

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    In Psychology Today, Marica Morris, a psychiatrist at the University of Florida and author of The Campus Cure: A Parent’s…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    The Education Department announced last week that Penn State University systematically failed to protect students from sexual misconduct…

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2020
3/18 – 3/24

Highlights this Week:

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    Inside Higher Ed reports that Pomona College students who have been denied emergency housing during the coronavirus outbreak are…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The University of Missouri system is encouraging students to download a free mental health care app that offers ways to…

  • College Affordability, Student Debt and Free College:

    According to an analysis by the think tank Center for an Urban Future (CUF), students enrolled at schools…

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2020
3/11 – 3/17

Highlights this Week:

  • Coronavirus Impact:

    Colleges across the nation are taking the unprecedented step of sending students home for the rest of the spring semester…

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In an op-ed in the Daily Nexus, Hannah Morley calls for increased funding for counseling services at the University…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor removed its provost amid an external investigation into his alleged sexual misconduct. President…

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