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University President Michael Schill said he will prioritize strengthening mental health resources, emphasizing diversity and inclusion and promoting civil discourse during his tenure in a Friday speech to students and families. Attendees filled Cahn Auditorium to hear Schill speak, many for the first time since he assumed the position seven weeks before, during Family Weekend....
Content warning: This story contains mentions of eating disorders, suicidal ideation, self-harm, depression, anxiety and bipolar disorder. Three weeks into his freshman year at Northwestern, Sahibzada Mayed was involuntarily escorted to the hospital by University Police. Mayed had moved from Pakistan only a month earlier. After learning he was one booster shot short of the...
University President Morton Schapiro and Provost Kathleen Hagerty discussed Northwestern’s budget, hiring and Counseling and Psychological Services in Tuesday’s Faculty Assembly. NU’s bicameral faculty governing body, which consists of the Senate and the Assembly, passes resolutions and recommendations about matters pertaining to campus life and hiring policy. Faculty Senate president and molecular biosciences Prof. Robert...
A group of Northwestern students gathered to paint the Rock during a Monday rally to advocate for improved mental health support. The participants spray-painted the organization’s title and catchphrase “Reform CAPS” on the Rock, referring to Counseling and Psychological Services. The surrounding wall displays the group’s Instagram handle @reformcapsnu and from a birds-eye-view reads “We...
Garrett Gilmer starts as new executive director of CAPS, talks inclusion Northwestern Counseling and Psychological Services has a new executive director, Garrett Gilmer, who said he plans to emphasize inclusion and accessibility in his role. Support starts with listening and trying to form a partnership with students, Gilmer said. He acknowledged that trust is a process and is especially challenging in a remote environment. “His student-centered approach, along with his aim to ensure an equitable experience for all, aligns with the core values of (AccessibleNU) and (Dean of Students O...