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OPINION: ‘Anxiety and depression among students have become central issues, and not all young people are affected equally’

The Hechinger Report

Higher education institutions can facilitate access to tele-mental health care with special attention to culturally sensitive and trauma-informed practices. In doing so, they can help maintain gains in workplace diversity and equity. Even before the pandemic, college students of color faced unique mental health challenges.

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Students sick of ‘lip service’ from universities over racism

The Hechinger Report

Torrey enrolled at the university fully aware that the student body president had been called the same epithet in 2015; she hoped things had changed. A University of Missouri spokesperson said that since 2015 it had increased faculty diversity and raised graduation rates “among underrepresented minorities.”. I changed majors.”. “I

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Enrollment and financial crises threaten growing list of academic disciplines

The Hechinger Report

It was two weeks before the university would be abruptly shut down by the coronavirus, and every corner of the campus seemed jampacked — except this quiet classroom, where a handful of students were studying the societies and cultures of the Caribbean. So the projects brought in teams from African studies programs who understood the culture.

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Foreign Language Classes are Becoming More Scarce

Digital Promise

People who speak another language score higher on tests and think more creatively , have access to a wider variety of jobs , and can more fully enjoy and participate in other cultures or converse with people from diverse backgrounds. Equity, or social justice, is another important consideration. Yet, according to the U.S

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OPINION: 3 ways that colleges can support underrepresented students after the Harvard case

The Hechinger Report

in 2015 were white. During my 12 years of teaching sociology, social justice and critical race theory at the university level and in my role as a director of student diversity and inclusion, I have also seen students shift in their approach to diversity. A diverse faculty supports student inclusion.

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Universities try to catch up to their growing Latinx populations

The Hechinger Report

Between 2000 and 2015, the number of Latinx college students more than doubled , to 3 million. Between 2000 and 2015, the number of Latinx college students more than doubled , to 3 million. Between 1996 and 2016, their share of overall college enrollment rose from 8 to 19 percent , according to the U.S. Census Bureau.

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A new challenge for colleges: opioid-addicted students

The Hechinger Report

New Jersey’s legislature passed a law in 2015 requiring most public colleges to have recovery housing. There’s not a lot of data on addiction among college students, and what little there is suggests that, contrary to depictions in popular culture, they abuse drugs at lower rates than their peers who aren’t enrolled.