2/3 of US colleges and universities lack student groups for Muslims, Jews, Hindus or Buddhists [The Conversation, 6 June 2022]

Title:

2/3 of US colleges and universities lack student groups for Muslims, Jews, Hindus or Buddhists 

Authors:

Jonathan S. Coley, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Oklahoma State University  Dhruba Das, PhD Candidate and Graduate Teaching Associate, Oklahoma State University  

&

Gary John Adler, Jr. Assistant Professor of Sociology, Penn State

Published:

The Conversation, 6 June 2022

https://theconversation.com/2-3-of-us-colleges-and-universities-lack-student-groups-for-muslims-jews-hindus-or-buddhists-183076

From the article:

Most U.S. colleges and universities lack minority religious student groups for Buddhist, Hindu, Jewish and Muslim students. This is according to our new peer-reviewed study about officially recognized minority religious student groups across 1,953 four-year not-for-profit colleges and universities in the United States.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA - The Nationwide College Graduation Rates

Title:

The Nationwide College Graduation Rates

Published:

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education, 23 November 2020

https://www.jbhe.com/2020/11/the-nationwide-racial-gap-in-college-graduation-rates-4/

From the article:

Department of Education data compiled by the National Collegiate Athletic Association shows graduation rates for all students who entered college in 2013 and earned their degrees within six years at the same NCAA Division I institution at which they entered in 2013. These colleges and universities are among the largest in the nation. For all students who enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs at these four-year institutions in 2013, 67 percent earned their degrees at the same institution by 2019.

Short Article: Mental Health in Higher Education: Complex Problems Require Collaborative Approaches

Title:

Mental Health in Higher Education: Complex Problems Require Collaborative Approaches

Author:

Jacqueline McLemore

Published:

ReosPartners, 6 August 2019

From this article:

"In 2017, an estimated 16 million undergraduate students were in a college or university in the United States. The experiences of those 16 million affect families, institutions, community organizations, and governments. 16 million students matter. Now factor in that 50% of the college students participating in surveys rated their mental health as below average or poor, contrasting with just 7% of families who reported their student having mental health issues. Then consider this:

Suicide is the third leading cause of death among college students."

To read this article, go to:

https://reospartners.com/mental-health-in-higher-education-complex-problems-require-collaborative-approaches/

USA: Private Nonprofit College Closures, 2016 - Present

Scott Jaschic published a list of private, nonprofit colleges that have closed between 2016 and 2019 in Inside Higher ED on 13 June 2019.

Click here to see the list:
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2019/06/13/list-private-colleges-have-closed-recent-years

For more information, see also the YouTube video titled US colleges struggling with low enrollment closing at increasing rate (published 2 August 2019):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-uc1p5y-x0