A recent study found that, among college students, persistent stigma around mental health is a major barrier to getting help — or even exploring resources — about mental health services.
PBS reports on the positive environment that substance-free and sober housing can provide for students in recovery.
The White House and Department of Education called on American colleges and universities to remove unnecessary barriers to higher education for individuals with criminal records.
Gettysburg College is attempting to expand free speech on campus, while at the same time create a mechanism to to respond to and condemn bias. The college argues the two efforts can be complementary, rather than contradictory.
The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to issue a ruling on affirmative action in college admissions within the next few weeks. Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin brought by Plaintiff Abigail Fisher, a white woman denied admission to UT, is challenging the constitutionality of UT’s consideration of race and ethnicity as a factor in admissions.
In the wake of the tragedy at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, recent college graduates discuss the importance of gay bars as a refuge for LGBT college students. University of Florida Alumni Jared Misner writes “Gay bars, specifically in college towns, play a role that even campus clubs like a gay-straight alliance or a pride student union never could. At a gay bar, sometimes the lone one in town, students who may not be out to classmates or professors can feel totally unencumbered, free.”
In South Carolina, a new law requires the state’s public colleges and universities to report misconduct by fraternity and sororities, student organizations that are associated with dangerous drinking, hazing, and other issues. The law is named for Tucker Hipps, a student who died while pledging a fraternity at Clemson University in 2014.
Six members of the Sigma Alpha Kappa fraternity and students at Ferrum College in Virginia were indicted this week on charges connected with the hazing death in April of Michael A. Walker, a fellow student.
Fallout continues in the wake of the sentencing of Brock Turner, the former Stanford student who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman.
The federal government closed a three-year Title IX investigation at Occidental College, one of 183 colleges and universities facing civil rights investigations related to sexual violence. Investigators “found a campus actively engaged in important work to satisfy Title IX responsibilities for all students.”
A Washington Post review of federal campus safety data from more than 2,200 colleges found that more than half had no reports of rape on campus in 2014. While seemingly good news, experts warn this may simply underscore the gap betweensexual assault prevalence and reporting.