Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 12, 2025

Mental health challenges matched financial concerns in severity, with an overwhelming 95% of students identifying at least one obstacle impacting their academic success. Despite widespread availability of campus resources, with 90% of students having accessed at least one school-provided service, significant barriers remain.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 22, 2025

from North Carolina Central University - will conduct research on mental health and wellbeing among college students while pursuing their master's degrees in higher education and student affairs. Each scholar will work with a dedicated faculty mentor at their respective institutions as they pursue their studies and research objectives.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

The "Student Basic Needs Survey Report," which analyzed responses from over 74,000 students across 91 colleges in 16 states, reveals alarming rates of food insecurity, housing instability, and mental health challenges among today's college students.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 10, 2025

  A new nationwide survey of more than 1,100 incoming college freshmen reveals a generation that is redefining what it means to be "college-ready," with mental health awareness and social connection taking precedence alongside traditional academic preparation. This finding aligns with broader trends in college mental health.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 15, 2025

The convening promises significant announcements that could reshape the HBCU landscape, including the launch of the HBCU Center for Endowment Excellence, a $4 million Project ACCLAIM pilot program designed to train Black asset managers, and the release of a national mental health study focusing on Black student well-being.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 24, 2025

There are growing mental health concerns among college students and an increase in demand for all student health services among community college students. Unfortunately, the demand for student health services often exceeds a community colleges resources. But that has to be funded.

Community college

Active Minds

DECEMBER 10, 2024

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?

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JULY 30, 2025

Tryan McMickens orth Carolina Central University has received a $500,000 grant from the Walton Family Foundation to launch a research initiative addressing the systemic barriers that prevent young men in the Research Triangle region from accessing career pathways and educational opportunities.

Grant

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 7, 2025

Despite persistent challenges in affordability, accessibility and mental health support, U.S. The study identifies mental health concerns and financial barriers as the primary obstacles to completion. The 2025 State of Higher Education report , conducted by Gallup and Lumina Foundation, surveyed nearly 14,000 U.S.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 17, 2025

It creates opportunities to foster empathy, promote trauma-informed practices, and support the mental health of students, faculty, and staff affected by trauma. These factors, combined with challenges in accessing appropriate mental health care, contribute to a significantly elevated risk of developing PTSD.

Mental health

Active Minds

APRIL 2, 2025

Each of these K-12 schools joined our mental health movement by bringing Active Minds to their school, demonstrating a prioritization of mental health in their communities. This achievement marks a monumental step forward in our mission to transform mental health norms in schools and communities across the nation.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Also, part of retention is having a measured and focused commitment to basic needs and mental health and wellness. We also have to continue to foster healthy discourse that speaks to our free expression, safety and access for all.

Retention

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 23, 2025

Aside from writing about the plight of Black men in higher education, in our scholarship, we have employed an anti-deficit approach to highlight critical factors that help to facilitate the access, retention, and persistence of Black men in college. Dr. Robert T. Dr. Larry J.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 5, 2025

While a post-secondary degree, even a two-year degree, increases earning potential and social access, substantial benefits that lead to sustainable personal gains greatly depend on a variety of factors. Increasing options for obtaining education have not necessarily equated to increased access to education.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

OCTOBER 27, 2024

We experienced it all: student loan debt, lack of affordable housing, mental health issues, child care challenges and underwhelming job prospects after graduation. The research suggests that access to affordable child care can improve persistence and graduation for students raising children.

Higher education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 5, 2025

have introduced bicameral legislation to restore graduate students' access to subsidized federal loans, a benefit eliminated more than a decade ago that advocates say has created barriers to advanced education for students from underrepresented backgrounds. Senator Alex Padilla Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.)

Student loans

SRI Education

JULY 22, 2025

What Should Schools Prioritize to Support Youth Mental Health? In the 2023-24 school year, 84% of public school administrators across the country reported that their school staff provided students with individualized mental health services ( National Center for Educational Statistics, 2024 ).

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 3, 2025

This enrollment issue is exacerbated by students struggling with loneliness, uncertainty, and declining mental health. The community is excited about Victor Valley, and students enroll not just because its accessible, but because they want to be here, and they know were here to support them every step of their journey.

Higher education

Active Minds

APRIL 22, 2025

By tailoring events for both undergraduate and graduate students and collaborating with mental health professionals, UC Riverside ensures widespread access to resources throughout their community. The Well serves as the backbone support for our larger Health, Well-being, and Safety organization.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 6, 2025

The numbers tell a compelling story about financial accessibility, according to the research by Tiara Moultrie, a fellow at The Century Foundation. This milestone demonstrates that with adequate investment, HBCUs can compete at the highest levels of academic research while maintaining their core mission of accessible, high-quality education.

Teaching

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MAY 9, 2025

The system provides additional resources including online educational courses, mental health support through MindMoves by Movember, and access to NIL Real Estatea program offering student-athletes the opportunity to earn a free real estate license.

Community college

Active Minds

JANUARY 29, 2025

The Emerging Scholar Fellowship , generously supported by the Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health and Macys , is a unique opportunity for students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of Color (BIPOC) to work on their own groundbreaking mental health-related independent research.

Mental health

SRI Education

JULY 22, 2025

What Should Schools Prioritize to Support Youth Mental Health? Through these conversations, coupled with survey responses from more than 1,000 school staff, these school community members shared several important ways they think their schools can better support student mental health.

Mental health

Timely MD

JULY 24, 2025

In 2024, the American College Health Association reported that 1 in 5 college students experienced serious psychological distress. TimelyCare research shows that 71% of students experienced mental health challenges – including stress – and more than half (54%) said their stress only intensified as the semester progressed.

Mental health

Active Minds

JUNE 23, 2025

This decision represents a significant and dangerous step backward in our collective commitment to prioritizing mental health for all young people and will result in the termination of a vital support system for LGBTQ+ youth and young adults by July 17.

Mental health

Active Minds

FEBRUARY 21, 2025

The Emerging Scholar Fellowship , generously supported by the Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health and Macys , is a unique opportunity for students who identify as Black, Indigenous, and/or Persons of Color (BIPOC) to work on their own groundbreaking mental health-related independent research.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 13, 2025

Meanwhile, research increasingly shows that comprehensive support services like counseling, basic needs assistance, and mental health care directly impact student achievement, especially for historically underserved populations. For California's 2.2

Student success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Gavin’s commitment to making the institution more equitable and accessible by expanding its reach into neighboring communities began before he started his role. “I Once students enroll at Delta, Raube’s priority is to ensure that student support services and resources are accessible to them.

Mentoring

Single Stop

MARCH 13, 2025

These socioeconomic factors can negatively impact GPA, mental health, and increase the risk of dropout. This partnership with Single Stop is a game-changer for students who face not just mental health challenges, but the overwhelming burden of unmet basic needs.

Mental health

Student Minds

JANUARY 6, 2025

Remember that your home university is there for you throughout your year abroad and the reason you pay a percentage of fees that year is for continued access to services (including mental health support). Its been a steep learning curve but one I can say has been incredibly beneficial for my personal development. Need support?

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Incoming transfer students can enroll in courses early to guarantee that they have access to coursework. Necessary support is provided through GANAS (Gaining Access ’AND Academic Success), an innovative access and retention program that serves community college transfer students. Currently, 60.1%

Retention

Timely MD

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The barriersranging from cultural stigma and financial constraints to limited access to tailored supportare significant and deeply rooted. Common barriers include: Cultural stigma: Many underrepresented students come from communities where asking for help, particularly around mental health, is seen as a sign of weakness.

Mental health

The Counseling Geek

JULY 25, 2025

Welcome to the modern school counselor’s dilemma—expected to be walking encyclopedias of child development, mental health research, and educational trends, all while the knowledge landscape shifts faster than a middle schooler’s friendship dynamics. Yet our students deserve interventions based on the most current evidence available.

Counseling

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2024

News survey revealed that 70% of 3,649 students struggled with mental health since starting college. Mental health is synonymous with psychological wellness, a multidimensional construct involving satisfaction and balance among mind, body, and spirit (Myers & Sweeney, 2005). A recent U.S. Dance (e.g.,

Mental health

John Hopkins University Student Well-Being Blog

APRIL 3, 2025

Use the Calm app to do a 3-Minute Body Scan or access the full library of incredible premium content. How to Access: Calm.com/jhu What to Do: Sign up with your JHU email. SilverCloud is a confidential mental health resource that offers 24/7 access to interactive learning modules that teach cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques.

Mental health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The pending administration is threatening to dismantle the spaces and experiences that affirm Black students, which would prove dangerous to the education and mental health of Black students. Trump has amplified racial tensions and divisive rhetoric.

Mental health

College Planners of America

MAY 19, 2025

The prevalence of Federal Direct Loans stems from their ease of access through the ED and their favorable terms. Deferment and Forbearance Options Borrowers of Federal student loans have access to forbearance, during which the unpaid principal continues to accrue interest, and deferment, during which the principal does not accrue interest.

Student loans