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$68M Investment at Notre Dame Aims at Mental Health Crisis

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Monies will go toward technology to advance Notre Dame's psychology and neuroscience research, expand the number of faculty members (tripling the number of students) conducting mental health-related research on campus, and increase mental health services for students and the availability of mental health care elsewhere in the South Bend region.

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Vassar President Dr. Elizabeth Bradley Awarded a 2023 Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal for Scholarly Work in Public Health

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Elizabeth 'Betsy' Bradley She is lauded for her efforts in hospital care quality and large-scale health system strengthening in the U.S. Graham Prize for Health Services Research and having been elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017. and abroad, having received the 2018 William B.

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$2.59M Grant Supports Nurse Training to Support Underserved Patients

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“It allows us to continue to provide exceptional learning opportunities for our graduate students, while increasing the number and diversity of nurse practitioners prepared to provide evidence-based, culturally competent primary care and mental health services in underserved communities,” said Phillips.

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Dr. Kimberly Andrews Espy Named First Woman President of Wayne State University

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Previously, she was senior vice president for research at the University of Arizona; vice president for research and innovation and dean of the graduate school at the University of Oregon; and faculty at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine.

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Supporting LGBTQ+ Students as they Work to Achieve Professional and Economic Mobility

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Train Faculty and Staff. Training can help faculty identify pre-existing assumptions and help them modify class discussions and course materials accordingly. Higher education leaders should clearly articulate their expectations for faculty and staff and then provide the necessary training and resources. Foster Community.

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Health Equity, Working to Identify Effective Policy Interventions

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Hung is assistant professor of health services policy and management in the University of South Carolina’s (USC) Arnold School of Public Health. Since 2009, she’s been engaged in research relating to health services and health equity, she said. “My She has spent the better part of 14 years in this field.

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”We cannot out-hire this need”: College counselors are at their limit

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A whopping 72% of faculty believe the trajectory of mental health on campus has decreased over the past year, even though 77% reported their school has increased financial commitment to its mental health services and 87% believed their school president or provost has prioritized campus mental health.