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Section: Other News
Mental Health
College of New Jersey Mental Health Services Helps Students Virtually, Continues to Provide Support
As the result of an online semester, Mental Health Services (MHS) at the College has adapted to supporting students remotely. The College reiterates their commitment to protecting the health and safety of its students, including their mental health. New programs are being offered to students, including racial trauma and coping with Covid-19 support groups, despite the services continuing […]
October 26, 2020
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Ohio Area Colleges Put Students To The Test
Four weeks after Gov. Mike DeWine announced that he was asking all residential colleges and universities to test 3% of their student population for the novel coronavirus, area schools say that, for the most part, testing has indeed been available. The University of Findlay held another testing day on Thursday with the Ohio National Guard. […]
October 26, 2020
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Called To Care: Will The COVID-19 Pandemic Drive A Nursing Boom?
Capital Region colleges are reporting increased interest in their nursing programs even as the COVID-19 pandemic has strained their ability to provide a nursing education. Read More
October 19, 2020
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Teachers At Hunter College Campus Schools Warn They May Still Strike Over COVID-19
The teachers union for Hunter College Campus Schools said Sunday it may still strike over COVID-19 concerns. Read More
October 19, 2020
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Wagner College Gets Top Rating for Coronavirus Dashboard
Wagner College is one of three colleges in the United States to receive a top rating of an A+ for its coronavirus (COVID-19) reporting dashboard, a new website reported. The website, We Rate Covid Dashboard, recently rated college COVID-19 dashboards for transparency and completeness. The site was created by a group of medical, epidemiology, public health policy […]
October 19, 2020
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How Colleges Have Learned To Combat The Coronavirus
Some colleges are creating a blueprint for how to safely remain open during the coronavirus pandemic, relying heavily on regular testing and doing what they can to curb parties and other large gatherings. Read More
October 19, 2020
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COVID-19 Pandemic Cuts Enrollment at Some Washington State Colleges, Forces Others to Reimagine Higher Ed
Washington’s colleges and universities were braced for a big drop in enrollment this fall, expecting college kids to opt out of remotely taught classes and defer their educations for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic. The good news: Most kids showed up after all. The not-so-good news: Colleges are reporting that students from low-income families were […]
October 19, 2020
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The President of a New York College Resigns After More Than 700 students Test Positive for COVID-19
The president of the State University of New York at Oneonta has resigned, as the school grapples with hundreds of reported COVID-19 cases within the university since the beginning of the semester. Read More
October 19, 2020
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Donald Simpson Named Dean of University of Louisiana Monroe College of Health Sciences
As a North Louisiana native and first-generation college student, there was no way for Donald Simpson to know the places his career would take him. In Namibia, he led a project to develop a biomedical services program. In Saudi Arabia, he developed licensed curriculums in medical laboratory science and radiologic imaging sciences. He’s worked at […]
October 12, 2020
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Project Aims to Increase COVID 19 Testing for Native Populations
American Indian and Native Alaskan populations have been hit hard by the pandemic—exactly how hard, no one can say for sure, since there is a lack of information and testing in these communities. A new project led by Dr. Dedra Buchwald, a physician and professor with WSU’s Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, has received […]
October 12, 2020
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UNC Chapel Hill Campus Health Has Begun Texting Students Weekly Reminders for COVID-19 Testing
One week after UNC sophomore Mary McKay got a COVID-19 test at the Student Union, she received a text from Campus Health stating that it was time for her to get another test. These texts are part of a new testing program by the University that recommends students get tested for COVID-19 every five to nine days. […]
October 12, 2020
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Tennessee College Email Accidentally Reveals Infected Staff to Entire Campus
Volunteer State Community College apologized after one of their administrators accidentally sent out an email revealing the names of employees who tested positive for coronavirus to the entire campus. Read More
October 12, 2020
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Marist Extends ‘Pause,’ Sees Increase Of Positive COVID-19 Cases After Off-Campus Party
Marist College is extending its “pause” of campus activities until Wednesday, according to the college’s website. The announcement comes a few days after students were notified that an off-campus gathering resulted in multiple causes of COVID-19. All classes will continue to hosted remotely on Monday and Tuesday. Read More
October 12, 2020
Mental Health
Students Detail Mental Health Concerns With Yale’s Spring Plan
Rebecca Goldberg ’22, who is currently taking a leave of absence, was waiting until the administration announced the spring schedule to decide what she would do for the upcoming semester. When Yale revealed that next term would not include a spring recess, she decided to take the whole year off. Goldberg is not alone in […]
October 12, 2020
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COVID Takes Challenge of Tracking Infectious College Students to New Level
As the return of college students to campuses has fueled as many as 3,000 COVID-19 cases a day, keeping track of them is a logistical nightmare for local health departments and colleges. Some students are putting down their home addresses instead of their college ones on their COVID testing forms — slowing the transfer of case […]
October 12, 2020
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The US Coronavirus Death Toll Is Projected To Reach 410,000 in the Next 4 Months If Mask Use Wanes
More than 410,000 people in the US could die from the coronavirus by January 1, more than doubling the current death toll, a new model often cited by top health officials predicted Friday. That would mean 224,000 more lives lost in the US over the next four months. Near-universal mask use could cut the number of projected additional fatalities […]
September 4, 2020
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17 Totally Normal Feelings to Have as a College Student Right Now
It’s officially back-to-school season even though this school year is anything but normal—something you know especially well if you’re a college student. The coronavirus pandemic has changed all of our lives in countless ways and it’s now wreaking havoc on the typical college experience of students across the country too. These changes don’t just have practical consequences; […]
September 4, 2020
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30 of 40 Greek Life Houses Under Quarantine Directive at Indiana U-Bloomington
Of the 42 communal living houses at Indiana University-Bloomington, 30 are being told to quarantine following positive COVID-19 cases on campus, reports the Indianapolis Star. As part of the directive, in-person activities (other than housing and dining) are suspended until Sept. 14 at the earliest. Approximately 2,600 students live IU’s communal living houses, which are mostly […]
September 4, 2020
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