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March 27, 2020 — I think we can all admit that this is a weird time to be in. We have experienced school closures, classes moving to online, event cancellations, social distancing. A lot of which has led to great disappointments for some of us. Graduations, weddings, large events we have eagerly been awaiting and working towards have been […]

March 24, 2020 — Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. What a moment we’re in. It feels tone-deaf to talk about this now. But, as I grapple with what is appropriate and what isn’t during this chaotic, unprecedented, and uncertain time, I realize that nothing happens in a vacuum. The experiences we’re all feeling around COVID-19 are […]

March 23, 2020 — Tips to Stay Mentally Well While Working From Home…  from people who do it regularly As members of Active Minds’ remote staff, we are experts at balancing the demands of a full-time job while still maintaining healthy boundaries between our work and personal life. As many of us transition to working (and learning!) from home, […]

March 20, 2020 — I don’t know about you, but I have never been through a pandemic before. Within the past week, my college announced its transition to online courses, my work shifts were canceled until at least the end of the month, my friends and residents started moving out of our dorms, and the experiences I was looking […]

March 19, 2020 — With most of Active Minds’ 16,000 student leaders prepared to or already transitioned to online learning, it’s more important than ever to continue our mental health advocacy efforts and support our now-remote campus communities during this time. Below are tips from Active Minds to keep your efforts moving, informed in part by our exclusively online […]

March 11, 2020 — Students at more than one hundred US colleges and universities are preparing to transition to online learning following notices from their schools that in-person courses are ending – either temporarily or for the foreseeable future – due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The impact of a school closure on campuses and students often goes beyond academics: […]

March 9, 2020 — Our Spring 2020 interns have been hard at work so far this semester! You may have met some of them at conference, but if not, here they are!   Nithia Akineza Where do you go to school? Bethesda Chevy Chase High School Where is home to you? Bujumbura, Burundi Which team are you interning for […]

February 14, 2020 — It’s that time of the year again. The aisles of your local CVS are lined with pink and red candy hearts , The Notebook is constantly playing on HBO, and of course: article and blog post after blog post is being written about how to enjoy being single. This is not one of those blog […]

February 13, 2020 — Content Warning: This piece contains mentions of suicide. Last month, Active Minds lost a force. I met Sue Cimbricz just a handful of months after she experienced the most extraordinary loss anyone can endure: the suicide of her oldest son, Sam. From the moment I met her and was let into her world and her […]

February 11, 2020 — Since it was established, Active Minds at Occidental College has been an active organization in terms of tabling and programming, and we strive to give mental health a voice on an institutional level. We aim to work with administrators by sharing information about college students’ mental health and relevant policy to strategize ways to ensure […]