Blog - Association of Recovery in Higher Education: ARHE

Guest Post: Jarmichael Harris — Why I’m An Ally

We’re honored to feature a guest blog from Jarmichael Harris, MS, LCAS. He currently serves as East Carolina University’s collegiate recovery community coordinator and an alcohol and other drug staff counselor for the center for counseling and student development....

CRP Spotlight: University of Michigan

Collegiate Recovery Programs, or CRPs, have the potential to positively influence a student's recovery and the outcome of their studies. Each program varies, however, in terms of its conception of recovery, the types of recovery support available, and activities...

Introducing Harm Reduction in Collegiate Recovery

Angie Bryan, a recovery program manager at the University of California, Santa Barbara, saw that opportunities to help people — and potentially reverse overdoses — were being overshadowed by debates around recovery goals. Ultimately, she found, everyone is trying to...

Wake up: A Guest Blog by Freddy Shegog

This week we are honored to post a guest blog from the inspiring Freddy Shegog. He shared his experience of collegiate recovery and how it has transformed his life. Over to Freddy. I entered college after some monumental life experiences changed the molding of my...

The History of Collegiate Recovery

Collegiate recovery programs, or CRPs, have been in existence for 40 years. They are designed to provide a supportive environment, educational opportunities, accountability, and a normative college experience. The main forces behind their development included the...

CRP Spotlight: Kennesaw State University

Collegiate recovery programs have the potential to impact the trajectory of a student’s recovery, as well as the student’s entire life. Not all programs are the same, however. They each differ in terms of environment, supports, how they view recovery, and how they...

Student Spotlight: How Collegiate Recovery Programs Change The Trajectory of Recovery

Finding and maintaining recovery is challenging, and it can be particularly difficult in a college setting where the dominant narrative is focused on heavy use of substances. But not all colleges continue to enable this dynamic. Fortunately, there are a growing number...

Behind The Scenes of The ARHE 2020 Conference

Each year hundreds of people gather from across the nation for our renowned Association of Recovery in Higher Education conference, bringing together Collegiate Recovery Programs, Recovery Schools, and Alternative Peer Groups. We see attendees — students, families,...