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Safely Disposing of Needles on Campus

Needle-disposal boxes in bathrooms on college campuses provide a safe and private receptacle where students who take injectable medications can discard their used needles.
A smiling Thomas Meixner

Shattered

A professor’s murder at the University of Arizona, apparently by a former student, raises urgent concerns about campus safety. He wasn’t the first professor killed at work, either.

Fordham Booster Requirement Draws Backlash

The Jesuit university is one of a small group of institutions to mandate the new COVID-19 booster. Some call the policy draconian; others wonder why there aren’t more like it.
Opinion

COVID Conferences: Vulnerable Scholars Needn’t Apply

In scrapping remote options for conferences, academia has set out on a dangerous trajectory, Shira Lurie and Nicole Schroeder write.

A ‘Day of Action’ for Abortion Protections

On Thursday, students at more than 50 universities in 28 states plan to stage protests to push their administrators to protect—or expand—reproductive rights on campus.
Opinion

The No-Roe Reality and Student Mental Health

Restrictions on abortion access will negatively impact student mental health, and colleges and counseling centers must be prepared, Carla Chugani writes.

Survey: Campus Supports Help Save LGBTQ+ Lives

New research by the Trevor Project shows that LGBTQ+ students are at significantly lower risk of suicide if their college offers mental health and LGBTQ+-specific resources.
Opinion

More Than Just More Counselors

Addressing the mental health crisis on college campuses requires more than adding counselors, James Herbert and Jennifer DeBurro write.