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New Jersey's Free Teletherapy Program Delivers 78,000 Mental Health Sessions to College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The partnership with mental health provider Uwill has served 18,223 students across 45 public and independent institutions statewide, representing the nation's first comprehensive state-level investment in free teletherapy services for all college students. taking place on weeknights and 9.6% on weekends.

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Seal of Excelencia 2024

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The needs of freshmen are also carefully considered, with INSPIRE (Incoming Student Program for Inclusion, Retention and Excellence) as well as student support programs like EOP (Educational Opportunity Program) and EXCEL, which create strong networks of support.

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Learn why our Fall 2024 Interns Advocate for Mental Health

Active Minds

Active Minds has had another successful internship semester with the 2024 Fall class, and as this intern cohort finishes up their semester with us, we want to take a moment to reflect on their incredible contributions to mental health advocacy. Why is mental health advocacy important to you?

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Uplifting BIPOC-Centered Mental Health Research With the 2024 Emerging Scholars

Active Minds

Active Minds is proud to introduce our 2024 Emerging Scholars Fellows! Her current project aims to summarize existing evidence on mental health issues among BIPOC college students during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic to create mental health education materials.

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Delta College Is Meeting Students Where They Are With The Resources They Need

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

One can never be excellent when we’re trying to have a sense of belonging and inclusive culture because there will always be somebody that doesn’t feel they’re a part of it for whatever reason.” “Because the minute we say we’re excellent at something, then we stop growing and learning,” she says. Do our policies align?

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Michigan Task Force Unveils 12 Recommendations to Address College Student Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

"Even with increased financial aid, barriers like food insecurity, housing instability, and limited access to mental health services make the postsecondary journey far more challenging than it should be." This collective effort will secure a brighter future for Michigan's students and ensure a more inclusive and competitive economy."

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Higher Education Reexamined at ASHE Conference

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He fears that the attacks on diversity will likely increase as the 2024 presidential election grows nearer. “It is more than I expected,” said Soares, who also teaches at Louisiana State University and Southern University in Baton Rouge. “I I am very big on resiliency research, HBCUs and mental health.