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Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a brown-skinned man with bright gray hair wearing the traditional military uniform of the surgeon general, is flanked by Kate Bowler, a professor of American religion at Duke, who is wearing pink, and men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer, a light-skinned man wearing a blue suit, onstage at the Page Auditorium at Duke University.
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a brown-skinned man with bright gray hair wearing the traditional military uniform of the surgeon general, is flanked by Kate Bowler, a professor of American religion at Duke, who is wearing pink, and men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer, a light-skinned man wearing a blue suit, onstage at the Page Auditorium at Duke University.

The New Plague on Campus: Loneliness

November 8, 2023

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy launched his “We Are Made to Connect” campus tour last month, highlighting the role colleges can play in curing the loneliness epidemic.

Students sit in a computer lab as seen through a keyhole.
Students sit in a computer lab as seen through a keyhole.

Universities Can’t Accommodate All the Computer Science Majors

November 2, 2023

High interest in the field has led to overcrowded classes and other issues. Now some institutions are adding requirements to help force students out of the major.

Two individuals stand next to a pink-and-black vending machine containing Narcan.
Two individuals stand next to a pink-and-black vending machine containing Narcan.

Campus Vending Machines Now Stocked With Life-Saving Products

October 30, 2023

The machines are the latest harm-reduction strategy on college campuses and give students easy access to Narcan, the overdose-reversing drug, and other related items that can save lives.

Three protesters, one for Israel and two for Palestine, stand by greenery.
Three protesters, one for Israel and two for Palestine, stand by greenery.

Fear and Anger Spread on Campuses as Protesters’ Rhetoric and Actions Escalate

October 27, 2023

Criticism and condemnation mount as colleges struggle to strike a balance between making fearful students feel safe and allowing protesters to express their free speech rights.

Pro-Palestinian supporters holding flags and signs march on the University of Central Florida campus.
Pro-Palestinian supporters holding flags and signs march on the University of Central Florida campus.

Florida Bans Students for Justice in Palestine on Some Campuses

October 26, 2023

The State University System of Florida chancellor, in consultation with Governor Ron DeSantis, has ordered chapters of the pro-Palestinian group “deactivated.”