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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
6/5 – 6/11

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    A university in the UK announced that it will monitor student social media posts, among other data, in an…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Morehouse College, the nation’s only historically Black all-men’s school, will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men…

  • Substance Use:

    The American Council of Trustees and Alumni (ACTA) has launched a report calling for a new level of awareness and…

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2019
5/29 – 6/4

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    NPR spoke with Dr. Anthony Rostain, professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    The Chronicle of Higher Education spoke with Sarah Todd, vice president at Griffith University in Australia, and president of the…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    In two recent lawsuits, against Florida A&M University and Dartmouth College, the schools are demanding that the students…

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2019
5/22 – 5/28

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Minnesota State University Moorhead is closing its clinic, pharmacy and medical lab next month, reopening as MSUM Counseling Services.…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    The College Board‘s announcement of the new Environmental Context Dashboard, which includes an “adversity score” for each applicant…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    Under new legislation approved in Texas, college and university employees who learn about and fail to report complaints of…

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2019
5/15 – 5/21

Highlights this Week:

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    In an attempt to address the admissions gap along income lines, The College Board plans to assign an adversity score to…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    According to an investigative report released last week, a now-deceased Ohio State University team doctor sexually abused at least 177 male students…

  • College Affordability:

    While delivering Morehouse College‘s commencement address, billionaire investor and philanthropist Robert Smith announced that he would cover student debt for the entire 2019…

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2019
5/8 -5/14

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Thrive Global examines several ways colleges are supporting students mental health, including increased awareness of mental health issues including…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    An Indiana University professor who recently faced a Title IX investigation posted a remorseful resignation letter online last week –…

  • Physical Health:

    University of California San Diego Student Health Services is taking preventative measures against the possible spread of measles. Last…

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2019
5/1 -5/7

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    According to an article in The Politic, Yale’s undergraduate journal of politics and culture, Yale students continue to face…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Governing boards in two states have come under fire for picking presidential finalists at odds with faculty and student…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    The Chronicle reports that a University of Georgia Math Professor has been accused of sexual misconduct by at least…

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2019
4/24 – 4/30

Highlights this Week:

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    The New College of Florida is facing criticism for an admissions practice that flags students with mental health challenges. If…

  • Gun Violence:

    Two people were killed and four others were injured after a shooter entered a campus building at the University…

  • Physical Health:

    As California and the country grapple with the largest outbreak of measles in 20 years, two universities in Los Angeles…

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2019
4/17 – 4/23

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Harvard hosted a day-long conference entitled “Young, Gifted and Well” to promote discussion about mental health and wellness…

  • Substance Use:

    A new study by the American Addictions Centers suggests that college students who use alcohol and other substances as a…

  • College Affordability:

    Nearly 20 states are trying a new legislative tack to lure recent college graduates: paying off their student…

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2019
4/10 – 4/16

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In response to a petition circling at University of South Florida regarding enhancing mental health services for students,…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    At Brown University, a number of low-income students reported avoiding courses that required expensive books and materials, or taking…

  • Student Success:

    The Chronicle of Higher Education created a list of colleges with the highest and lowest 6 year graduation rates –…

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2019
3/27 – 4/9

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Posters calling on Harvard Law School to publicly release the findings of a student mental health survey were placed across…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Latino students, as well as other minorities, often suffer from imposter syndrome, questioning the idea that their success is…

  • Basic Needs: Hunger and Homelessness:

    A hunger strike at the University of Kentucky influenced President Eli Capilouto to provide more support for students’ basic needs.…

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2019
3/20 – 3/26

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    At the latest installment of UC Berkeley’s Campus Conversations – monthly events where administrators take questions from staff,…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Appearing before a House education appropriations subcommittee to defend the Trump administration’s 2020 budget request for the Education…

  • Free Speech:

    President Trump signed an executive order directing federal agencies to link grants and certain other funds for higher education to how…

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2019
3/13 – 3/19

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Simmons University Wellness hosted “A Conversation on Body Image“, where the  dialogue focused on building a healthy relationship…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Federal authorities say that those involved in the admissions bribery scandal took advantage of testing accommodations on the SAT and…

  • Hunger and Homelessness:

    Widely reported research has shown surprising levels of hunger and homelessness among American college and university students. In…

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