Student life

Hofstra U. students did not think much of the services and community offered them, until the institution discovered and responded to their concerns via a cycle of surveys.

Some colleges with cases of H1N1 close down, while others stay open.

WASHINGTON -- The theme of this year’s American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Policy Conference is “relationships matter” -- the significance of which should not be lost on the 193 student government presidents the lobbying group brought here for the occasion, as Jonathan Kessler, AIPAC’s leadership development director, told them Saturday. “Every conversation, every relationship starts somewhere.”

NBC to debut sitcom, co-starring Chevy Chase, following a lovable group of "losers" at a two-year institution. Some in academe, however, are not laughing.

The Snuggie, a mass marketed blanket with sleeves, is fast becoming a staple (and punchline) on college campuses.

Scholars at national conference link issues of identity and masculinity to gender gaps in academic performance.

At college health gathering, a packed house hears encouragement for the idea of requiring all students to be enrolled in a single insurance plan.

Is a community college student under scrutiny because she favors concealed weapons, or because she didn't follow procedures?

SAN FRANCISCO -- Among the greatest frustrations of campus mental health professionals is that those who need help the most may never seek out services that are available. “If you talk to college counseling directors about those on their campuses who have committed suicide, most of them never entered their centers," said Henry Chung, to many nods here, at a session at the annual meeting of the American College Health Association.

Research explores impact of short-term study abroad, and factors that put foreign students at risk of cultural adjustment problems.