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Universities are ousting their mental health directors

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Like many institutions aiming to better serve student mental health needs, Wright State University in Ohio is redesigning its counseling center. Rando had worked at Wright State for 24 years; in 2017 he received a lifetime achievement award from the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors (AUCCCD).

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Colleges hire directors to tackle student basic needs

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Image: When Andrea Mora enrolled at University of California, Irvine, in 2012, she was a low-income, first-generation student. And she used her visibility as a student leader to advocate for more support services for undocumented and low-income students. It was also a way for the university to make the position permanent.

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Inspired by Veteran Grandfather, Therapist Teaches Wellness, Inclusion

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Student affairs leader Quamina Carter did not take a traditional route to higher education. For a decade prior to coming to Claremont Graduate University (CGU), she worked as a clinical therapist in DePauw University’s counseling center. in psychology from Tuskegee University, an M.S. Carter holds a B.S.

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Community Colleges Increase Housing Options

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Community colleges around the country are exploring residential options, developing housing for the first time, or partnering with organizations such as Educational Housing Services (EHS), a New York City nonprofit group that houses students from colleges throughout the city. “As It has been at or near capacity since 2017.

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Professor's murder on campus raises urgent safety questions

Inside Higher Ed

Image: College and university campuses are highly permeable environments. This dual reality was thrown into stark relief last week when Thomas Meixner, professor and chair of hydrology and atmospheric sciences at the University of Arizona, was shot dead in his office building, apparently by a former graduate student in the department.

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UCLA helps California community colleges address depression

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Image: The University of California, Los Angeles, has launched a new center dedicated to studying and treating depression among students at California community colleges. The projects are being funded by a five-year, $12 million grant from the National Institute of Mental Health. Depression is “very impactful.

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The Mindful Learning Framework

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Your students will need you to model the use of the Mindful Learning Framework with consistency to make the choice to build neurological pathways within themselves. Marge Jackson, EdD, is the associate dean of Student Academic Services and an assistant professor of academic strategies at Hillyer College in the University of Hartford.