Sarah Wood (HEAL)Other NewsMontana State University Receives $2.2M Grant to Recruit and Retain Alaska Native and American Indian NursesAugust 9, 2021Other NewsUK Establishes Fellowship Program to Study Health Care InequitiesTo study health care inequities experienced by Black Americans, Dr. Anita Fernander, former associate professor in the University of Kentucky (UK) Department of Behavioral Science, worked to establish a fellowship program.August 9, 2021Other NewsCultural Competence, Equity Practices Key Themes of Campus Prevention Network SummitStepping onto Paul Quinn College’s campus for the first time as president in 2007, Dr. Michael J. Sorrell faced a school on the verge of closure. The historically Black college in Dallas held a mere 1% graduation rate and hovered at about a 30% retention rate. This made recruiting high-quality faculty members difficult. Read MoreJuly 19, 2021Other NewsMarquette University’s College of Education Receives Grant to Strengthen Behavioral Health WorkforceTo meet the growing need for child and adolescent clinical mental health counselors, the United States Department of Health and Human Services gifted $980,000 to Marquette University’s College of Education. Through the funding, 62 students in the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology will receive internship stipends until 2025 to complete clinical placements in […]July 19, 2021Other NewsReport: Students of Color Find it Difficult Accessing Mental Health SupportA new study has found that only 48% of students of color feel comfortable reaching out to a teacher or counselor if they need mental health support compared to 57% of White students. These numbers stand out sharply, considering the report, by the non-profit ACT, found only one in four American adolescents experiences mental health […]January 27, 2020Other NewsU of C Nurses Call Off Strike PlansThe University of Chicago Medical Center has reached a tentative deal with unionized nurses, preventing about 2,200 of them from walking off the job on Nov. 26. The Hyde Park hospital and the nurses’ union settled on a contract early this morning after seven months of negotiations, the hospital said in a statement. Read MoreNovember 25, 2019Other NewsCollege Diabetes Network Launches Initiative to Help Students With Chronic or Invisible DiseasesMargot Porter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during her third year of college at Brigham Young University. Leading up to her diagnosis and for months after, she found herself struggling to focus on her schoolwork. Read MoreNovember 25, 2019Page 1 of 1
