The Mental Health Crisis and Higher Education
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1 min readMay 24, 2022
A new study conducted by Gallup and Lumina Foundation found that three-fourths of students in bachelor’s programs and two-thirds of adults seeking associate degrees have considered taking a break from college due to emotional stress. Dr. Zainab Okolo of Lumina discusses the growing mental health crisis across the country and explores how it is having a great impact on adults and students of color. Dr. Jo Blondin, president of Clark State College, discusses how they are supporting students, staff, and faculty through a culture of care.
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Dakota Pawlicki leads Talent Hubs work at CivicLab. He was previously a strategy officer at Lumina Foundation leading efforts focused on community mobilization and workforce education.
