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Beyond Sports
Spelman is eliminating intercollegiate athletics and withdrawing from NCAA competition, instead focusing on a campus-wide wellness initiative that emphasizes fitness for everyone.
Students Rate Mental Health Services
New survey reports from students' perspective on how well or poorly colleges responded to mental health problems -- and in some cases a lack of response resulted in the student leaving campus.
A New Booze Worry
Following news of a student being hospitalized after allegedly receiving alcohol enema, experts debate whether this is a trend. Either way, they say, education is needed.
Opinion
Focus on Party Hosts
To prevent alcohol-related deaths of students, colleges need to get realistic about campus culture, and to be willing to help those organizing social events with booze do so in safer ways, writes Rick C. Jakeman.
Visionary Idea
Up to 15 percent of students at Paul Quinn College needed eye glasses but couldn't afford them. Thanks to a blend of conviction, fund-raising and serendipity, now they can.
Health Care Costs Climb
Rate of growth in campus spending on health benefits slowed a bit in 2012, and more campuses offered consumer-driven plans and wellness programs, annual survey shows.