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Governors’ Top Education Priorities: 2017 State of the State Addresses

Highlights the top seven education priorities identified by 42 governors in their 2017 State of the State addresses and provides examples of how states plan to approach these priority areas.

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Analysis: A story of campus consensus, in support of student mental health

The pandemic didn’t create new mental health issues on campus, says Matt Niece, Boise State University’s director of counseling services. Instead, the pandemic intensified existing issues, such as anxiety, depression and trauma. Loneliness and homesickness — already a priority for Boise State counselors, pre-COVID — only became worse. Students felt physically alone, and isolated in a polarized, politicized climate.

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Relationship violence among college students is more common than you might realize

Boise State University has received a campus grant from the federal Office of Violence Against Women, and this grant has allowed the Gender Equity Center to expand its on-campus efforts to keep the campus safe. The Gender Equity Center is among the wide variety of resources available for students on campus, including survivors of relationship violence.

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Disparity in Maryland’s Public Higher Education Goes on Trial

Inequality in Maryland’s higher education system will take center stage next week in a trial to resolve a decade-old lawsuit over the lack of investment in the state’s historically black colleges and universities.

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The Maryland Collaborative to Reduce College Drinking and Related Problems

Describes Maryland's statewide initiative and collaboration to address high-risk drinking in colleges and universities.

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They earned a degree in prison. Now was their time for caps and gowns.

This week, four men exchanged their prison attire for caps and gowns as part of the Goucher College graduation ceremony at Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup. In years to come, there is likely to be a lot more pomp and circumstance in fortified compounds guarded by razor wire.

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DC-area colleges, universities come together to research ways to combat gun violence

A group of D.C. area colleges and universities are joining together to research ways to reduce gun violence. This coalition of schools, called the 120 Initiative, will explore topics such as social economic issues, impacts of technology, and interactions between law and society.

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'Opportunity to Relax': Morgan State regroups with Day of 'Wellness'

Morgan State University students are back in the classroom after a "Wellness Day." The college takes two days per semester where there are no assignments, papers due, or exams. The purpose is to relieve stress, while encouraging students to take care of themselves and others. The school also works with the National Alliance of Mental Illness and has events throughout the year to promote conversations surrounding mental health.

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When colleges face threats, these teams quietly try to prevent violence

Threat assessment has become an increasingly vital task during the past two decades at colleges and universities across the country. Teams of internal experts field tips, sift through evidence, and conduct quiet investigations to determine whether a student or an employee could turn violent, or would benefit from help. Almost always, the cases they monitor remain hidden from public view — unless calamity strikes.

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Destressing 101

Universities are constantly looking for creative ways to support students’ mental health. One university is now offering a one-credit course designed to teach emotional regulation. The ability to handle one's emotions is vital, says Amy Morgan, the creator of the course at the University of Maryland. This is especially true at a time when university counseling centers are stretched thin and off-campus therapy tends to be prohibitively expensive.