In our last article of this overseas special, mental health professionals told Ewha Voice that the biggest challenge for Korean universities’ psychological services is lack of support. Counselors and professors attending the 57th University Education Policy Forum on March 30 at Ewha Campus Complex h
MIT Mental Health and Counseling Service is an unusual university counseling center where unlimited sessions and medication is possible. The center offers numerous programs, but among those, “Let’s Chat” and group counseling are programs that are most notable.“Let’s Chat” is a national program that
Princeton Counseling and Psychological Service was founded during the 1920s, and is one of the first university counseling centers to open in the United States. Due to its high utilization rate of 22 percent, the center is trying to handle wait times, just like Ewha. “22 percent is about 1,700 stude
“Happiness” classes in the United States Positive psychology made the cover of TIME Magazine in 2005, highlighting the notion that psychology should not only focus on the ails of the human mind but also the ways to make it flourish. Two years later, a positive psychology course at Harvard also recei
The status quo of university counseling in Korea Although the history of Ewha’s Student Counseling Center dates back to 1962, it was not until recently that universities nationwide started to establish concrete organizations for student mental health care. “We owe most of that to the Ministry of Edu
Stress, anxiety, and depression are all familiar concepts to today’s university students. Although numerous incidents suggest that more and more students are suffering from these issues, we have not been able to give a concrete resolution and have let the situation go worse. Ewha Voice took a deeper
When discussing college journalism in the U.S., the University of Missouri Journalism School, known as JSchool, cannot be overlooked. Founded in 1908 in Columbia, Missouri, JSchool was the first journalism school in the country.JSchool has adapted quickly to the changing landscape of journalism by i
One of the most renowned journalism schools, the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, has an extensive curriculum and renowned alumni including the Pulitzer Prize winning editor, R. Bruce Dold, at Chicago Tribune, and Sheinelle Jones, a weekend anchor for NBC’s Today Show.Located in
Campus journalism in Korea has been in severe decline over the past decade. Many campus newspapers face decrease in applicants, conflict with the university administration, and decline in circulation due to the dwindling readership. Despite many efforts put in to alleviate the situation, many papers
“Don’t be such a girl, be a man.”“That outfit is too girly!”Our everyday language indicates that being a girl is something to be ashamed and made fun of. Upon constantly being exposed to these messages, it unconsciously seeps into our mentality, quietly carving the belief that being “feminine,” is i
Ministry of Gender Equality and Family (MOGEF) specifically functions to enhance women’s rights, support family policies, and protect youth welfare. Lee Sook-jin, who was recently seated as the vice minister of MOGEF on June 13, studied her bachelor in Communication and Media and pursued masters and
Jung Ye-bin is a senior studying Information and Communication Engineering at a co-ed university. She is a model student who worked hard to earn a GPA near perfection. At the end of the spring semester, her academic advisor promised her an internship at Sony which only had a single opening. As she w
Aug. 26 is a special day in the US. On that day in 1920, American women were granted the right to vote with the ratification of the 19th amendment. On that day in 1970, women all over the US joined the Women’s Strike for Equality March organized by the National Organization of Women (NOW) and its th
The social standard of appearance that directs people to be presented a certain way pressures individuals both in Korea and the US.To liberalize oneself from such patriarchal corset, Womenlink put liberation of women’s body as its main theme of 2017. The organization hosted numerous body positivity
On March 8, the International Women’s Day, the Education Office of Seoul issued a guideline to all schools in the city on ways to ensure female students the right to choose uniform pants and to eradicate general sexism in school. In the US, women could not wear pants on the Senate Floor until 1993.“
Radcliffe Union of Students: Harvard’s oldest feminist organizationEwha was Korea’s first women’s education institution that began with a single student in 1886. It comes as quite a shock that even Harvard, the oldest school in the US founded in 1636, only began admitting women on an equal basis in
The Feminist Society & Students for Sexual Respect at NYU“Ewha, where change begins” – this slogan, introduced in 2010 by Ewha’s 14th president, Kim Sun-wook, is still perceived as the school’s spirit and is printed on students’ T-shirts, hoodies, and other group purchases. Changing the status quo m
Koreans love to rank everything and make sure we do not fall behind. Yet, not many were thrilled when the Women In Work Index 2017 announced that Korea had “won” 1st place as the nation with the widest gender wage gap among member countries in OECD. “On the global stage, many Korean women are shinin
Interview with William Andrews, author of Daughters of the DragonDaughters of the Dragon, a novel by William Andrews, of many girls who were forced into sexual slavery, sold more than 200 thousand copies in the U.S alone, spreading awareness about this atrocity. Andrews, also the author of The Essen
KAFC, making changes from grassroots movementsOne of the most actively participating organizations of the CWJC is the Korean American Forum of California (KAFC), established in 2007. The KAFC was initiated when the national grassroots movement in the States took place to pass House Resolution 121. P