There are two questions, please just answer the questions separately and don’t need to
make connections between those two.
Question 1 – Current Events
An increasing number of college students are reporting that mental health issues-often
anxiety, depression or both-affect their academic work. As these reports increase, demands on campus services such as counseling centers, will likely continue to grow. Do
you feel the need to address students’ mental health issues are the responsibility of the
student, university, or both? Please explain.
Question 2 – UCLA Common Experience
There Goes the Neighborhood, a podcast
(https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/neighborhood) has been selected for 2019-2020.
There Goes the Neighborhood, a podcast about gentrification in Los Angeles (Season 2 of
the podcast is a collaboration between WNYC and KCRW, with a focus on Los Angeles),
lends itself to several important and timely conversations about the city, the arts, racial and
ethnic demographics, small business development and urban America, among other
themes.
What role do you think universities play in the gentrification (see definition of gentrification
below for those who may be unfamiliar with the word) of various “college towns” or
neighborhoods?
Gentrification Definition: Gentrification is a general term used to describe the influx of new
people moving into an existing urban district. The effects of this can include, but are not
limited to: increase in rent and property values, and changes in the district’s character and
culture