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New Ways to Support Community College Student Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A widespread health crisis is undermining American community colleges, with many current and potential students exhibit high rates of anxiety, depression, substance abuse, suicidal ideation, food insecurity, and more. The first is a project that promises to bring more sustainable revenue for community college health programs.

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Many New Jersey Colleges Eligible to Apply for Mental Health Services Funding from State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Several New Jersey public colleges and research universities can apply for mental health services funding from the state, NorthJersey.com reported. The funds will come from the $15 million allocated for mental health services by the state. Phil Murphy’s administration.

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Colleges start new programs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

in health care. Raritan Valley Community College is starting a certificate program in social media. University of Michigan at Flint is starting a master of science in health services administration. Clarkson University is starting a B.S. Gonzaga University is starting a doctoral program in school psychology.

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Colleges Increasingly Prioritize Mental Health, Survey Shows

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Out of the 131 NASPA members who responded to the survey, 72 percent reported that the mental health of students, faculty and staff at their institution had worsened over the past year. “What makes the findings of this research stand out is the focus on strengths of our systems.

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3 ways cooperative purchasing agreements support student success

University Business

As a longtime procurement professional, I’ve seen many well-intentioned administrators reinvent the wheel when seeking solutions to improve campus life and student outcomes; connecting with procurement before doing any research could transform how they approach investing in related resources.

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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Confessions of a Community College Dean

“[These institutions] have basically said, ‘We’re going to move in a different direction,’ and they’ve basically put counseling under health services or [another] realignment and then gotten rid of the counseling center director,” he said. It was organizational change. It was organizational change.”

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We’re changing the landscape of how community colleges serve underserved students,” says Espiritu. “We Having cohorts here is really important, especially for engineering and computer science because it’s a community that supports each other.” I care more than just graduation at community college.