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MCFeed

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

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2019
9/4 – 9/10

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    A jury found Iowa State University partially responsible for the suicide of Dane Schussler, a 21-year-old junior, and awarded his…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    In the Boston Globe, Wellesley College President Paula Johnson writes that with the approach of the 2020 elections and…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    The Department of Education has levied a $4.5 million fine against Michigan State University – the largest such penalty ever…

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2019
8/28 – 9/3

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In the Cornell Daily Sun, Kent W. Bullis, M.D., the executive director of Cornell Health, wrote a column introducing…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Emerson College president Lee Pelton wrote a blistering letter to the campus community condemning the Straight Pride Parade that…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    The University of Cincinnati Department of Athletics has partnered with Undergraduate Student Government to launch an awareness campaign and a…

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2019
8/21 – 8/27

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The Council of Graduate Schools and the Jed Foundation are partnering to study and promote graduate student well-being. The…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Research has repeatedly shown that women are underrepresented across science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) majors, earning less…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    A Boston College student had his suspension for an alleged sexual misconduct incident temporarily overturned by a federal judge. The…

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2019
8/14 – 8/20

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    A new study found that transgender, gender-nonconforming, and gender-nonbinary college students suffer two to four times more than their cisgender classmates…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Advocates for immigrant students say they will be affected by a new ruling by the Trump administration that makes it…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    Dartmouth College unveiled its new unified policy on sexual misconduct for faculty, students and staff. The new policy, which has…

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2019
8/8 – 8/13

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    According to a new survey of more than 400 college presidents by the American Council on Education, students’ mental health has…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Colleges and universities are identifying ways to reach prospective students from rural America, who often live in “education…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    According to reporting by the Beacon Project, a student-journalism initiative at USC’s Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism,…

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2019
7/31 – 8/7

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The newly formed organization “Born This Way Student Fund at Penn State” aims to create a safe space…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris proposed a policy to dedicate $60 billion to STEM programs and infrastructure…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    Dartmouth College has reached a preliminary settlement with nine women who accused the institution of failing to protect them after they…

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2019
7/24 – 7/31

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    An article in The Week describes the sense of guilt some college students feel about reaching out for help with…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Earlier this year, a member of the University of Mississippi’s Kappa Alpha Order fraternity posted a photo of himself…

  • College Affordability:

    A new collaborative, The College Affordability Coalition, has formed to advocate for needed federal investments and protections to promote…

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2019
7/17- 7/23

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The Rochester Institute of Technology has released the results of a report focusing on student mental health and well-being. A…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    In separate posts on Twitter this week, two young men who identified themselves as students at Morehouse College shared their…

  • College Affordability:

    In a story about federal student loan defaulters, NPR cites an analysis by The Hechinger Report, which showed that from…

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2019
7/10 – 7/17

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In an op-ed in the Daily Texan, Spencer Buckner describes seeking help at the University of Texas Austin Counseling…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Last year the University of Chicago announced that it would drop its ACT/SAT requirement in hopes of enrolling more underrepresented…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    A former gynecologist who worked for the University of California, Los Angeles has been accused of sexually assaulting…

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2019
6/26 – 7/9

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    As more technology companies offering mental health support for college students enter the market, experts are looking for…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    According to a new report from the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), historically black colleges enrolled and graduated about one-fourth…

  • Sexual Assault & Title IX:

    As reported in the Chronicle, when a college professor or administrator commits sexual harassment, they are often able to…

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2019
6/19 – 6/25

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In Forbes, Elizabeth Bradley, President of Vassar College, debates the pros and cons of technology in the context of…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    In an interview with the Chronicle, Glenn Loury, Brown University Professor and economist, and the first black tenured professor…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    Michigan State University‘s Board of Trustees announced last week that it will hire a law firm to investigate…

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2019
6/12 – 6/19

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Stanford University Vice Provost for Student Affairs Susie Brubaker-Cole announced that starting this summer, Counseling and Psychological Services “is…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    In recent months, there has been a surge in the number of colleges dropping requirements for SAT or…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    The Chronicle reports on the problem of intimate partner violence, which gains less attention nationally than sexual assault but…

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