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New Ways to Support Community College Student Health

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Please urge community colleges to participate in the first-ever national survey of their health service offerings. The person who completes the survey should be knowledgeable about the health services the college provides, who provides them, how many students receive them, and any Medicaid activities the institution engages in.

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Report: Minority First-Year Students Less Likely to be Satisfied with College Experience

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Sixty-one percent of the students surveyed cited “support for mental health and well-being” as a factor that contributes to what constitutes a “safe” campus environment, alongside matters of sexual assault, property crime, and helpful campus police. Another factor contributing to students’ choices to not enroll was cost.

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How to Achieve HSI Status: Intentionality

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These two-year and four-year institutions must also enroll a significant number of students who require needs-based financial aid. This includes working on retention strategies that emphasize information on financial aid and mental health services as well as continuing to build a sense of belonging.

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Applicants have spoken. Will colleges listen? 

University Business

This support can vary from resources such as front-line support in student service areas like admissions, financial aid, student accounts, advising and registration, and more. Creating an infrastructure of support and having that information readily available for prospective students can be very impactful.

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Which mental health strategies should be embraced—or avoided? Check the data

University Business

Colleges need to leverage data-driven mental health services to cut through the noise and effectively treat their students, wages a new report by the American Council on Education (ACE).

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FAQ’s: Spring Semester Questions Regarding Housing Returner Process, Housing Availability, and Off-Campus Housing

The Student Affairs Blog

Students and employees who have health concerns related to mold, or who are at increased risk, are referred to Student Health Services and Employee Health Services, respectively. 4) On-Campus Housing Facility Comments Student Comments: Concerns expressed about old and outdated on-campus housing facilities.

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“Move-in melt” is on the rise: Why it’s happening and 3 strategies to fight it

EAB

Factors Contributing to Move-In Melt Based on our last year’s data, we saw move-in melt primarily happening in two student groups: international students and students without financial aid packages where the enrollment team believes they may be eligible for need-based aid. So, what’s going on with these student populations?