John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

MARCH 20, 2025

of all surveyed college students had a positive screening for loneliness. of our graduate students screened positive for loneliness in response to the UCLA Loneliness Scale questionnaire, a three-question survey that asks respondents about companionship, feeling left out, and isolation. of our undergrads and 43.9%

Mental health

COE

MAY 2, 2025

Hamm President Trumps newly released 2026 budget proposes the complete elimination of the Federal TRIO Programs, which have helped millions of low-income, first-generation students – including veterans, adult learners, and students with disabilities – succeed in higher education for over 60 years. WASHINGTON, D.C.

Education

COE

JULY 9, 2025

Instead, with the vision of celebrating our students’ resilience, we assembled before the Lincoln Memorial on what became our very first National TRIO Day. We had learned that the House was moving to eliminate our Student Support Services program at the very moment we were gaining momentum nationwide. I’m forever grateful that U.S.

First generation

COE

JULY 31, 2025

In the meantime, if your Senator is a Member of the Appropriations Committee , please be sure to contact their offices as soon as possible to express your thanks for their work in fighting to protect and defend TRIO students and programs. Find contact information for the staff within your legislators’ offices here.

Grant

COE

JULY 24, 2025

TRIO Future Leaders Summit Ignites Passion and Purpose in First-Generation Students Nationwide July 24, 2025 — by Terrance L. The goal: prepare students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds for future leadership roles in public service, advocacy, and beyond. I learned so much I didn’t expect.”

First generation

COE

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7% Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7% Increase for TRIO for FY 2023 Advocacy Update Congress Announces Bipartisan Funding Deal, Includes 4.7%

Student loans

COE

JUNE 3, 2025

The Trump Administrations claim that access is no longer an obstacle for low-income students is flatly contradicted by data and by the lived experience of more than 6 million TRIO alumni. Talent Search students are 33% more likely to enroll in college than those from the bottom income quartile.

First generation

COE

JUNE 11, 2025

Why Trump’s Budget Proposal Betrays a Generation of Low-Income College Students June 11, 2025 — by Alejandra Campoverdi and Aaron Brown, Ph.D. America loves to celebrate its “firsts”— first generation college students, first generation professionals, the first person in a family to break a cycle of poverty.

First generation

COE

JULY 8, 2025

billion in federal TRIO funding—citing concerns over performance measures and accountability—even as TRIO programs currently serve roughly 870,000 low-income, first-generation, and disabled students nationwide (about 17,500 in Colorado). Hamm The Trump administration’s fiscal 2026 “skinny” budget proposes eliminating all $1.2

First generation

COE

JULY 10, 2025

This prestigious award recognizes alumni of the Federal TRIO Programs—namely, Upward Bound, Upward Bound Math-Science, Talent Search, Student Support Services, Ronald E. They represent what’s possible when we give students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds a real opportunity to thrive.”

Education

COE

JANUARY 28, 2025

Immediate Action Steps in Response to Federal Funding Freeze January 28, 2025 by Kimberly Jones Contact your Representatives and Senators: Let them know how this decision is affecting your TRIO students and families. Senators to let them know how this action is affecting your students and families. Use this tool to send a message.

Administration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

He was also the founding editor of Global Dialogue magazine and served as co-chair and secretary of the Berkeley Faculty Association from 2015 to 2021. He was an extraordinary teacher, who mentored and inspired thousands of students, changing their lives with his fierce intellect and kindness."

Mentoring

COE

JULY 15, 2025

The Council for Opportunity in Education Launches Inaugural Award for Institutional Effectiveness to Scale TRIO Student Support Services Practices Campus-Wide July 15, 2025 — by Terrance L. million students nationwide,” said COE President Kimberly Jones. “By WASHINGTON, D.C. A landmark 2019 U.S.

First generation

COE

JANUARY 17, 2025

Many new Members have no experience with the Federal TRIO Programs, so sharing information about your programs and students is key. If you’re unsure whether you have a new Member or Senator, use the House District or Senate lookup tools. You never know who will become a TRIO Champion! Watch the recording here.

Student loans

COE

JANUARY 30, 2025

As always, thank you for your ardent support of TRIO programs and students. It is critical our community continues to engage with our elected officials to build and maintain relationships so we can count on congressional support against the rapidly evolving landscape of threats. Get in Touch Questions?

Administration

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Kayon Hall wants to change the way academia thinks about undocumented students. Black and undocumented students are socially and politically left out of the conversation,” said Hall, an assistant professor of higher education administration at Kent State University in Ohio. Black undocumented students] are invisibilized.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

trillion in 2021 comes with 4.7% increase in undergrad engineering enrollment rates from 2010 (9.1%) to 2021 (15.8%). For comparison, Black students and white students saw decreases of 8.5% On the graduate level, Latino students were 9.4% of engineering master’s degree recipients in 2021 – from 4.2%

Literacy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 20, 2024

Bazan — whose term begins July 1, soon after the official transition to the new name of Union Adventist University — brings a long legacy of supporting and mentoring students, university leaders, and local church constituents. The values and mission are lived beautifully by the faculty, students, staff, and administration.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 3, 2024

When Nicole Lynn Lewis founded Generation Hope in 2010, she realized that her organization could be the first place that parenting students are ever told “Yes.” “The Roughly one-in-five college students today are also parents. When we remove barriers, we see young parents and student parents do incredible things,” said Lewis. “We

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 26, 2023

Suzanne Ortega Survey data between Fall 2021 and Fall 2022 shows that there was a 26% increase in the total number of international graduate applications received by U.S. Ortega, president of CGS, noted that this increase in international graduate students calls for institutional sensitivity to best serve these students.

Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

health psychology, East Carolina University Career mentors: Dr. Jeannie Golden, East Carolina University; Dr. Diane Finley, Prince George’s Community College; and Dr. Christine McDermott, Delaware State University Words of wisdom/advice for new faculty members: “Don’t stretch yourself out too thin.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

of tenure-track faculty as of fall 2021 were self-identified faculty of color, the majority being assistant professors. Faculty of color are hyper-aware that they are often automatic role models for students of color and, as such, feel a greater obligation to support them,” the report said. “And population – according to 2020 U.S.

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Many of these students face economic hardships, insufficient access to mentorship, and a lack of preparatory resources, all of which contribute to their struggle in navigating the medical education landscape. This opportunity exemplifies the importance of structured programs designed to support aspiring medical students.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

Since then, the recipient institutions have put their gifts of millions of dollars to use in several ways, seeking to enhance what they offer to the many – and often underprivileged – students that they serve. Many reported that this trust significantly increased the impact of the gift.

Community college

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 6, 2023

The cautionary advice dispatched by his mentors when Dr. José Vargas-Muñiz was a college student dented his confidence and, on several occasions, tripped him up. A number of them mentor budding scientists of color at a time when the scientific sphere remains overwhelmingly white and male. of the population.

Mathematics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

It was 2021, and Galan was working in a summer bridge program, supporting teenagers who were applying to college. It was 2021, and Galan was working in a summer bridge program, supporting teenagers who were applying to college. I cannot believe everyone is white,” the student said. students. “I

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir, president of the Spencer Foundation, took the reigns in 2021-2022, followed by Dr. H. In 2021, AERA’s leadership named Dr. Edmund W. Scott says that, like Howard, she’s deeply committed to addressing the structural barriers that stand in the way of helping students achieve.

Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 6, 2024

Nearly twenty years later, Patterson-Stephens returned to her alma mater in 2021 to become CMU’s Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Belonging after honing her leadership skills at several other colleges and universities across the nation. Engaging directly with students has been a highlight of Patterson-Stephens’ work. “I

Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Throughout the report, “Exploring the Educational Experiences of Black and Hispanic PhDs in STEM,” it is clear that Black, and to some extent Hispanic, students have very different experiences than their white and Asian counterparts. If you look at Black students who get STEM PhDs, so many of them start at HBCUs.

Mathematics

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

counselor education (student affairs), Clemson University; and Ph.D., Be open to change and new directions as a teacher, scholar, advisor, and mentor. Means says he sees promise and potential in the high school students who need access and opportunity. Means was also a 2021 Richard P.

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 11, 2023

The course of Carlos Galan’s academic career was changed by a single question from a high school student. It was 2021, and Galan was working in a summer bridge program, supporting teenagers who were applying to college. I cannot believe everyone is white,” the student said. students. “I

Mentoring

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 12, 2023

applied behavior analysis, Institute of Applied Behavioral Sciences, Endicott College; and postdoctoral fellow, Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Career mentors: Dr. Caio Miguel, California State University, Sacramento, and Dr. Michael F. psychology, California State University, Sacramento; M.A.,

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 4, 2023

Wilson, of Morgan State University in Baltimore, who in 2021, presented a degree to his son, alongside hundreds of other cheering Morgan graduates. I absolutely learned a lot about the campus,” she said, adding that Wesley quickly emerged as a “rockstar” and became a mentor to so many of the younger students.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 5, 2023

Higher Education and Student Affairs Education:   M.Ed., Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs, University of Southern California; M.A., Communication Studies, Manhattanville College Mentors:  Dr. Linda Perkins, Claremont Graduate University; Dr. David Drew, Claremont Graduate University Sergio Gonzalez’s Ph.D.

Student affairs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The Ohio State University College of Nursing uses its Summer Institute for Future Nurses as a recruiting tool for high school students. The federal government projects that more than 203,000 new registered nurse (RN) positions will be created each year from 2021 to 2031, according to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN).

Faculty

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 2, 2023

But Black students are often left out: African Americans have been less likely to get paid internships than their white peers, and the lack of diversity in internship cohorts winds up being mirrored in executive boardrooms. They include a case study of a company that found that few Black students were applying to its internships online.

Equity

Close the Gap Foundation

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Becoming a mentor has always appealed to me. To me, being a mentor meant I had my life together. When browsing online, I saw an opportunity with Close the Gap to be a mentor, and it seemed to be a great way to give back! After applying and being accepted, it made me ponder what it meant to be a mentor.

Mentoring