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MCFeed

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

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2018
9/5 – 9/11

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Canada has launched a 24/7 multi-platform student mental health and support service called My…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    The new head of civil rights at the Education Department has reopened a seven-year-old case brought by a Zionist…

  • Greek Life:

    In a partnership formally announced Monday, four families whose children have died as a result of fraternity hazing incidents, have…

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2018
8.29 – 9.5

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The New York Times reports on a class-action lawsuit accusing Stanford University of “discriminating” against students who have mental-health issues by…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    In a statement of interest filed Thursday, the U.S. Department of Justice says Harvard University puts Asian-American applicants at a disadvantage through the school’s…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is preparing an overhaul of federal policies dealing with sexual misconduct in colleges. The proposed changes will give more rights to…

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2018
8/22 – 8/28

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School announced that its building, Huntsman Hall, will now close at 2 a.m. rather than…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    As the University of Nebraska pushes for increased diversity with the hiring of a Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion,…

  • Sexual Assault, Harassment and Title IX:

    Dani Blum, a recent graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, argues in an op-ed in The Inquirer, that “We…

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2018
8/15 – 8/21

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The Sigma Kappa sorority has partnered with Talkspace, an online therapy provider, to give all its members free access…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    A new art installation at the University of Kentucky aims to address issues of race and equity, and to respond…

  • College Affordability:

    New York University announced last week that it will cover tuition for all its medical students, regardless of their financial situation–a first…

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2018
8/7 – 8/14

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Minnesota Public Radio‘s Kerri Miller spoke with Stefanie Lyn Kaufman, the founder and executive director of Project LETS…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    A group of University of Virginia faculty compiled a book of essays, titled Charlottesville 2017. Claudrena Harold, a professor…

  • Sexual Health and Reproductive Rights:

    California legislators are taking up a bill that would make the state the first in the nation to…

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2018
8/1 – 8/7

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    This summer, a Florida Polytechnic University student died by suicide a month after the school laid off their only mental…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    At Smith College in Massachusetts, an employee called the police on a black student who was quietly eating her lunch while…

  • Higher Ed Policy:

    Professional associations are concerned that the Trump administration’s new rules on health insurance could raise the cost of…

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2018
7/18 – 7/31

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    The Fresno State University athletics department launched #BulldogBraveBulldogStrong, a social media campaign aimed at addressing mental health among…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Jabar Shumate, a vice president at the University of Oklahoma, says he was forced to resign after being accused of…

  • Free Speech:

    In a speech at a summit for high-school students sponsored by Turning Point USA, a conservative group that…

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2018
7/10 – 7/17

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    According to a study by Unihealth Foundation (Unihealth), a health and behavior change communications company, university students in the United…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Michael A. McRobbie, president of Indiana University, spoke with the Chronicle of Higher Education about why international students are important…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    Four former wrestlers say in a lawsuit filed this week that Ohio State University officials ignored repeated complaints…

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2018
6/27 – 7/11

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    A new study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that student-run mental health…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    According to data released by the Anti-Defamation League, white-supremacist propaganda on college campuses is rising sharply. During the 2017-18…

  • Sexual Health:

    Today, the California State Assembly Committee on Higher Education voted to advance SB 320, the College Right to Access…

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2018
6/19 – 6/26

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    In 2013, the US Department of Housing and Urban Development updated the Fair Housing Act to require that…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Lawyers for Harvard University on Friday asked a federal court to seal information about individual applicants and specific details of…

  • Sexual Health:

    Earlier this month, the Trump administration proposed a new rule prohibiting clinics that receive Title X funding from…

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2018
6/13 – 6/19

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    Five years ago, after seeing several people share suicidal thoughts on social media, Drexel University student Gabby Frost…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    Last week, a nonprofit organization challenging Harvard University’s admissions policies filed legal documents alleging that the institution intentionally discriminates…

  • Student Success:

    The University of Chicago has dropped an admission requirement for students to submit either SAT or ACT test…

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2018
6/6 – 6/12

Highlights this Week:

  • Mental and Behavioral Health:

    A recent assessment of Missouri University’s student mental health and wellness programs found the services to be “predominantly siloed, largely…

  • Diversity and Inclusion:

    The New York Times covers changing attitudes of students at Christian colleges and reports that these schools are grappling with…

  • Sexual Assault and Title IX:

    Former student-athletes from more than a dozen athletic teams, as well as other individuals, have now come forward…

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