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Horton, Leah; Conrad, Aaron; Smith, Patricia J. – Honors in Practice, 2023
While the conversation in honors about the mental health of students has persisted for over two decades, authors identify a marked increase in the need for student mental health support since the first Generation Z students entered college in 2015. A review of literature in honors indicates upticks in discourse relating to mental health (tn = 66)…
Descriptors: Holistic Approach, Well Being, Honors Curriculum, Coaching (Performance)
Sam Riggs; Michelle Hodara – Education Northwest, 2024
Many college students experience basic needs insecurity, which includes a lack of--or fear of the lack of--access to healthy food, stable housing, reliable transportation, affordable child care, physical and mental health care services, the internet and technology, and other necessities students need to survive and thrive in a postsecondary…
Descriptors: Needs, Student Needs, Food, Housing
Region 14 Comprehensive Center, 2023
In 2023, the U.S. Department of Education announced the "Raise the Bar: Lead the World" initiative to use decades of research and professional experience to transform public education and advance education equity. There are three focus areas: (1) Achieve Academic Excellence; (2) Boldly Improve Learning Conditions; and (3) Create Pathways…
Descriptors: Educational Research, Educational Change, Public Education, Equal Education
McCann, Meghan; Pechota, Damion – Education Commission of the States, 2022
Community colleges are mission-driven institutions committed to access and community needs. They serve a diverse population: The majority of students are employed, so they have to balance work with school; about one-third are first-generation, so they are navigating an unfamiliar system for the first time in their families; and 15% are single…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Two Year College Students, Student Diversity, Student Needs
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Medley, Joshua; Cheney, Ann M.; Abraham, Traci; Grubbs, Kathleen; Hunt, Justin; Lu, Liya; Fortney, John C.; Curran, Geoffery M. – Journal of Postsecondary Education and Disability, 2017
Despite evidence that mental health burden is associated with lower academic success and non-completion in college students, and the high incidence of combat-related trauma exposure in returning veterans, few studies exist regarding the intersection of these issues in student veterans. This paper presents findings from a study on the mental health…
Descriptors: Veterans, Higher Education, Mental Health, Trauma
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Rolland, Amber D.; Smith, Patricia J. – Journal of the National Collegiate Honors Council, 2017
"I don't know that many kids that have done coke, none that have tried crack, and only a few that have dropped acid. I can't even count all of the ones who've taken Adderall" (Stice). This statement made in an interview by a freshman art history major at the University of Maryland, College Park, in 2007 effectively highlights a still…
Descriptors: Drug Abuse, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, College Students, Stimulants