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Report: Community Colleges Are Leaving Millions in Medicaid Funding on the Table

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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Study: Demand for Higher Education Remains Strong Despite Ongoing Barriers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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.

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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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They Don’t Really Care About Us? Ensuring a Better Connection Between Research, Policy, and Practice to Ensure Success for Black Men in Higher Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

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. of students enrolled in colleges and universities. Dr. Robert T. Dr. Larry J.

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Survey: Faculty and Staff Observe Increasing Demand for Mental Health Support Among Online Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

More than 80% of college faculty and staff members have noticed increasing demand among online learners for mental health services this past school year, according to a new survey from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) and teletherapy company Uwill.

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Mental Health in Schools: How to Support Students AND Educators

Active Minds

American Education Week provides a crucial opportunity to shed light on an issue that continues to be ignored: the need to support the mental health of both students and educators. The American education system needs to be full of mental health champions. And it can be.

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

Active Minds

The Emerging Scholar Fellowship, generously supported by the Scattergood Foundation for Behavioral Health and Macy’s , 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.