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Harvard students today engage in policy discussions on endemic social problems, operate a homeless shelter, and dedicate entire years to service abroad in the poorest parts of the world—all without the encouragement of their deans and professors or the lure of a desk at Goldman Sachs. To call this an inferior mode of social participation to the occupation of a building seems blinkered and unreasonable. The actions of current students are just different responses to a very different world...
...recent recommendation that universities adopt mental health “first aid” programs for international students may be particularly relevant to Harvard, according to both international students on campus as well as those who have studied abroad...
...November’s Canadian Bureau for International Education conference in Ottawa, several international education leaders said that the risk factors for mental health issues are higher for international students and students studying abroad...
Woodbridge has established several programs help student from abroad acclimate to their new environments, including the Freshman International Program (FIP), mentor-mentee counseling, and activities designed for students who can’t go home over Thanksgiving and winter breaks...
Students studying abroad, who are abruptly removed from this network of counseling support, may also be at higher risk for mental health issues...