Physical & Mental Health

A Band-Aid approach won’t work, Nick Ladany writes.

By Nick Ladany

Vanderbilt’s transgender health clinic isn't the first to be targeted by right-wing media. The same tactics have made fear and risk an inextricable part of a field that already has access challenges.

Environments conducive to learning are not risk-free, whether we’re talking about COVID or risks of an intellectual variety, Michael S. Roth writes.

By Michael S. Roth

As students return to campus, colleges are reporting record-high numbers of COVID cases—but don’t expect a revival of heightened safety measures.

After partnering with a Roman Catholic health-care system that said it wouldn’t provide students with birth control for contraception, Oberlin College abruptly changed course.

COVID-19 masking policies for fall are all over the place. Disability advocates worry about what it all means for diversity and inclusion, though U of Pittsburgh has negotiated a new way to accommodate high-risk faculty members.

After widespread criticism of campus police departments and calls for reform, colleges and universities are supplementing departments with mental health counselors.

The University of California, Los Angeles, is launching multiple research projects dedicated to addressing depression among local community college students.