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UNC Takes Day Off to Mourn Student Suicides
The Chapel Hill chancellor declared Tuesday a “wellness day” following the deaths of two students. But some say the administration must do more to improve mental health on campus.
Some College Athletes Cash In While Others Lose Out
Star athletes at Division I schools are earning big payouts from the NCAA’s interim name, image and likeness policy, while athletes playing minor sports at smaller schools struggle to make sense of it.
The Campus Kiddie Ban
Columbia College Chicago says children can’t be in the classroom and otherwise need advance permission to be on campus -- for no more than an hour. Faculty, staff and student leaders are united in their opposition to the policy.
‘Studying Abroad, Speaking Out’
Report on speech policies for students studying abroad speaks to tensions in balancing student rights and student safety overseas.
Free Speech Fury Over China Stickers
Emerson suspends right-wing student group that distributed stickers saying “CHINA KINDA SUS” and denounces “anti-China” and “anti-Chinese” message. A free speech group cries foul.
Faculty, Students Say President’s Plagiarism Is a Double Standard
Some West Liberty faculty members have called on W. Franklin Evans to resign, while others seek a vote of no confidence. Students and faculty are looking to the board to act on the issue.
Students Gather in Washington to Protest Sexual Assault
The Education Department refused to heed a petition by students and sexual assault survivors demanding an immediate rollback of the Title IX changes instituted by the Trump administration.
‘Playing Long Ball’
New initiative to help HBCUs enhance career readiness and leadership development for students is a welcome development for Black college leaders, who say such philanthropic partnerships will yield better results than one-time infusions of cash.