Author Archives: Caroline Giovanie

An empty lecture hall. Photo courtesy of Pexels. In January, American University junior Yi Lin was told she had to fly from her semester abroad in Beijing back to the United States as soon as possible because of the coronavirus outbreak.   In March, the university president Sylvia Burwell announced that online classes will continueContinue reading “Final: University Mental Health Workers Face New Issues from Students in addition to Remote Counseling”

An empty university lecture hall. Photo courtesy of Pexels. On January 28, American University junior Yi Lin was told she had to fly from her semester abroad in Beijing back to the United States as soon as possible because of the coronavirus outbreak.   In an email sent out on March 12, the university presidentContinue reading “College Students Piled in Responsibilities Amidst Online Learning During Coronavirus”

Social Security scams have become the most reported scam and resulted in $38 million in losses for Americans in 2019, Committee Chair Susan said Collins in a congressional hearing today.  Scam complaints have risen by 995 percent from August 2018 to December 2019, and Collins said she suspects that there are more victims who haveContinue reading “Social Security Scams Become Most Reported Scam in 2019”

The Social Security Administration along with the Senate Special Committee on Aging will further education efforts and develop bills to stop Social Security impersonation scams as it becomes the most reported scam to the committee in 2019 and reduces trust in government officials, according to a Congressional hearing today.    The scam calls have resultedContinue reading “Senate Acts on Rising Social Security Scams”

A bulletin board outside of American University’s Counseling Center with a suicide prevention lifeline.