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'Higher Education and Employability'
A new book argues that colleges of all kinds need to help their students better prepare for the world of work. A Q&A with the book's author, Peter Stokes.
Using Dildos to Fight Guns
U of Texas students and alumni plan campaign around idea that openly carrying a sex toy on campus would be against rules, but carrying a weapon would be permitted.
A Tragic Friday
On same day, shootings at two universities each kill a freshman. Others are injured -- a week after mass shooting at Oregon community college. New California law bans guns from campuses.
Opinion
Arming Our Campuses Is Not the Answer
If we can't rid campuses of guns, we must create security checks throughout them, argues Jeffrey Ian Ross.
Do Colleges Have a Duty to Protect Students?
California appeals court -- rejecting lawsuit by student who was attacked by another student -- finds public institutions have no legal obligation to prevent violent acts on their campuses.
Opinion
Trigger or Not, Warnings Matter
Whether using the term "trigger warning" or not, professors should give students a heads-up about potentially traumatic content in the classroom, Julie Winterich writes.
Reaching Vulnerable Students
The family of a black Harvard graduate who committed suicide creates an organization in his honor that seeks to "improve the support for the mental health and emotional well-being of students of color."
'Pick on Somebody Your Own Size'
Are the physical and emotional beatings that come with historically black colleges and universities competing against big-time football powers worth the financial incentive?