Search Results For suicide

More than half of college students relied on mental health care in their youth

Micah Ward | May 09, 2023

With nearly 1 in 3 high school girls in the U.S. having seriously considered suicide, the surge in adolescents' internal struggles speaks to the need for data-driven, equitable mental health resources on college campuses.

When tragedy strikes: How you can promote healing for students, faculty and staff

Alcino Donadel | February 16, 2023

Faculty and staff across the country can be severely impacted by a national tragedy. Seli Fakorzi from TimelyMD provides schools with useful tips on how to facilitate healing.

International security and student safety: Why schools are banning TikTok

Micah Ward | February 09, 2023

From "devious licks" to vandalizing school property, more districts are becoming aware of the dangerous TikTok trends that students can't get enough of. Then there's the fact that it can cause massive cybersecurity issues.

Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods

December 09, 2022

A debate now rages in college sports and athletics at every level: What constitutes bullying, and what is merely good, hard-nosed coaching that aims to get the most out of young adult athletes?

Yale students sue the university for 'systemic discrimination'

Micah Ward | December 01, 2022

The 41-page lawsuit alleges that the school pressured current and former students to withdraw while turning a blind eye to their mental health disabilities.

Family of Stanford soccer player Katie Meyer sues school over her suicide death

November 28, 2022

The complaint, filed Wednesday in Santa Clara County Superior Court, names several university administrators and alleges that a disciplinary letter sent to Meyers on Feb. 28 was a form of “institutional bullying” and caused distress that “impulsively led her to suicide” that night.

After escaping the Taliban for Wisconsin, these women take on the high cost of college

November 17, 2022

Ten students at UW-Milwaukee thought they had full scholarships, but now these Afghan evacuees are scrambling to pay for school.

British universities told to contact students’ loved ones to stop suicides

October 06, 2022

Students should register a "trusted contact" when they start university, according to new guidance.

How 3 universities are reacting to gun violence outside their campuses

Chris Burt | October 04, 2022

Day after day this semester, gun violence has gripped the city of Philadelphia in areas just outside Temple University’s campus. The headlines speak for themselves: “8-year-old girl grazed in the head by stray bullet from ambush shooting near Temple University” “Man shot during gun battle in McDonald’s parking lot near Temple’s campus” “Senseless: Fatal shooting […]