Weekly News Update From the National Center for College Students with Disabilities Last Week's Top News Stories about Disability and Higher Education February 18-24, 2024 * SUNY campuses will be investing almost $10 million annually<https://www.silive.com/news/2024/02/ny-gov-hochul-announces-expanded-mental-health-care-for-200k-suny-students.html> to improve mental health services at 28 campuses, reaching over 200,000 students across New York. * Australia has released a plan for the next ten years or more of higher education reform<https://theconversation.com/universities-accord-gonski-style-funding-is-on-the-table-for-higher-education-this-will-see-some-unis-gain-more-than-others-224246>; it includes need-based funding, with universities receiving more money for the number of "equity students," including First Nations students and disabled students. * As a Black Deaf philosophy professor<https://truthout.org/articles/what-can-deaf-philosophy-teach-the-world-and-how-will-it-change-it/>, Teresa Blankmeyer Burke challenges those who see deafness as a hearing "loss" instead of Deaf "gain." * After detecting carcinogens in a North Carolina State University building<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/faculty-issues/2024/02/23/did-nc-state-building-sicken-scores-occupants?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=965d4d2229-WNU_COPY_01&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-965d4d2229-225808461&mc_cid=965d4d2229&mc_eid=d5645fe552>, a local radio station reported that at least 101 people working there had cancer and over a dozen had serious illnesses. * Can anyone recover from an eating disorder? <https://depauliaonline.com/68653/showcase/column-why-eating-disorder-recovery-never-truly-ends/> One DePaul student with anorexia says it's important to recognize and normalize the ongoing challenges of dealing with this serious mental illness. * "What is the perfect academic cancer?"<https://www.insidehighered.com/opinion/career-advice/2024/02/22/lessons-learned-about-academe-after-cancer-diagnosis> Professor Joy Jones-Carmack asked her husband after a diagnosis of breast cancer. * Holograms are being used on more campuses<https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/teaching-learning/2024/02/23/holograms-begin-beaming-classrooms?utm_source=Inside+Higher+Ed&utm_campaign=75be423f64-DNU_2021_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1fcbc04421-75be423f64-225808461&mc_cid=75be423f64&mc_eid=d5645fe552>, and Gallaudet University is among those experimenting<https://technical.ly/diversity-equity-inclusion/gallaudet-university-hologram-box-proto-classroom/> with the technology. * Growing up blind in India<https://poetsandquants.com/2024/02/23/dream-big-be-resilient-how-this-blind-mba-student-from-india-made-it-to-columbia-business-school/>, Rajeev Annapragada is now in Columbia University's MBA program, where mentors, friends, and accommodations are supporting his success. * Rochester, NY police did not provide an ASL interpreter<https://bnnbreaking.com/courts-law/law/deaf-rochester-familys-fight-for-justice-a-legal-battle-against-police-neglect> for Scott Matchett or his Deaf parents, and they believe that led to the death of their son, who was also autistic and dealing with mental illness after he started college. * The disability discrimination claim of a Howard University student<https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/howard-medical-students-bias-suit-revived-under-new-time-limit> with ADHD and anxiety may move forward; it was wrongfully dismissed using local laws instead of federal ones. * American Sign Language courses are not just about language,<https://news.uga.edu/brian-leffler-teaches-more-than-communication/> but also about culture, human rights, and community, says Deaf ASL Professor Brian Leffler, who won an award for his work at the University of Georgia. Click here to subscribe to NCCSD Weekly News Updates and other announcements<https://ahead-listserve.org/mailman/listinfo/dream>. If you have any difficulty accessing the News Update, contact NCCSD@ahead.org<mailto:NCCSD@ahead.org>. The NCCSD does not endorse any opinions in these news articles, nor does it guarantee accessibility of external sites. If you cannot access articles, we encourage you to contact your campus library for assistance. The NCCSD is funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education to the University of Minnesota's Institute on Community Integration, which collaborates with the Association on Higher Education And Disability and other partners to increase the success of current and future college students with disabilities.