Tag: opioid epidemic

News Roundup

WVU President, Kasich Form Nonprofit Regarding Opioid Settlement Funds

West Virginia University president Dr. Gordon Gee has partnered with former Ohio Gov. John Kasich to form “Citizens for Effective Opioid Treatment,” a nonprofit meant to advocate for hospitals in an ongoing battle over who will receive money from a national opioid settlement, the Associated Press reported. Gee and Kasich know each other from when […]

August 22, 2019

News Roundup

Virginia Universities Team to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Five universities in Virginia have come together in a consortium to help fight the opioid epidemic, the Associated Press reports. Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia and Old Dominion, George Mason and Virginia State universities have partnered with the commonwealth’s Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to support prevention and treatment programs and to […]

July 17, 2019

Community Colleges

In Support of Rural Higher Education, Economic Diversity and Democracy

As a community college, our student body is diverse. It reflects the real world. As part of my first year efforts to see our college through our students’ eyes, at the end of last semester, we held a forum where students shared their thoughts on what started as age diversity on campus. The students communicated how much they treasure what we, educators, see as valuable and a unique advantage afforded to them because they are completing the first two years of their undergraduate degree at a community college.

February 5, 2019

Opinion

Teaching Through Trauma

Trauma nestles in the crevices of our memories. It burrows in our shoulders, lies dormant in our muscles, and creeps in via a smell, a word, or even an unrecognizable reminder of the pain of the past. For our students, those triggers can be class discussions on controversial topics like the Department of Education’s retreat from addressing sexual assault or debates about sexual misconduct during judicial confirmation hearings.

January 7, 2019

Students

Experts: Colleges Have Role in Battling Opioid Epidemic

Experts say combatting this public health crisis will take concerted initiatives at the federal level, through public and private partnerships, and in schools, colleges and communities across the nation.

October 24, 2017