When most people are feeling down, confused, or overwhelmed, the first person they turn to is a peer or a friend. This is definitely the case for college students. In fact, a survey published by the Born This Way Foundation...
Category: Higher Education
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has identified over 41,000 cases of monkeypox worldwide—14,115 cases in the U.S. as of August 18, 2022. The World Health Organization (WHO) and the Biden administration declared the ongoing outbreak a public...
The past several years have been a challenge for higher education to navigate in the wake of a pandemic that upended the status quo. According to a study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), colleges...
The U.S. Census Bureau reports that adults ages 19-34 had the highest uninsured rates of any group in the U.S. And even if students are insured, they’re likely to be on their parent’s plan, which may not cover out-of-state or...
After-hours mental health care is not something that colleges and universities can ignore or push aside—it’s a necessity. Research from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM) shows that suicides are more likely to occur between midnight and 4:00 a.m....
Higher education continues to grapple with change as the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third calendar year. Though the pandemic has presented challenges across the globe, COVID-19 has disproportionately affected college and university students who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender,...
Entering college for the first time is difficult for many students, even those whose families are able to prepare them for the road ahead. Often, first-generation college students face an even more difficult transition, and unfortunately, one out of three...
The threat of the Omicron variant is a gut punch to schools hoping to relax safety measures in 2022. Now, colleges and universities are considering requiring booster shots, extending mask mandates, limiting social gatherings, and reverting to online classes. What...
Gen Zers are on track to be the most diverse generation in history. And, at approximately 60 million, native-born American members of Gen Z outnumber millennials by nearly one million. This means diversity in healthcare providers for college students is...
Suicide is one of the 10 leading causes of death in the general population, and it is the second leading cause of death among 17 to 24-year olds. With higher education leaders entrusted with caring for this young adult demographic,...
