Transgender college students suffer mental health problems such as depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-harm and thoughts of suicide at far higher rates than do their classmates who identify as the gender they were assigned at birth, a new study says.
Saint Leo University launched online clubs and associations seven years ago to help military and civilian students acclimate to college life. Students who are involved in the university's extracurriculars tend to do better academically and complete their degrees.
In these loud and quarrelsome times consider the role of the public intellectual, particularly academics with a particular area of expertise they feel might elevate the debate on issues of the day outside the ivory tower
Higher ed institutions are raising the bar on instructional videos as professors learn best practices in content development and production from their expert colleagues on campus
An increasing number of college presidents view mental health as the No. 1 challenge in higher education—more important than accessibility and affordability. The good news is that counseling centers are helping students with mental health disorders persist to graduation.
A research project into how student athletes recover from concussions has turned into a strategic tool to help students as they transition to college life. Researchers at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania, where nearly 40 percent of students are also Division III athletes, wanted to determine not only how an injury would affect performance on […]
Colleges and universities are witnessing a growing number of transgender students—and faculty—struggling to find their way. The term describes any gender identity that does not fit the male and female binary. While some institutions promote trans-inclusive policies and practices, others have not kept pace. For example, students who transition while in college may face a […]
