Residential Life

COVID-19 only heightened stress and anxiety on campus. Mental health kits provide students with notes of encouragement, fuzzy socks—and access to the professional services they need.

The social media app that shut down in 2017 amid rampant bullying is back on campus with new “community guardrails” in place to prevent harassment. But some students say that’s not enough.

Colleges can harness technology and peer-to-peer connections to create more inclusive mental health programs, Mikyta Daugherty writes.

University of Nevada at Las Vegas president Keith Whitfield hopes the artificial intelligence version of himself will serve as a more personable chat bot that can help connect students with resources and check in on their health and well-being.

Adderall, once a popular “study drug,” has seen a decline of misuse on college campuses since the pandemic. But experts are still worried—especially since consumption of marijuana and alcohol are up.

A report from the National Survey of Student Engagement found that students had positive perceptions about online and hybrid learning last year. Experts say the results reflect how faculty and students worked together during the pandemic.

Some states that passed name, image and likeness laws are attempting to amend or repeal legislation that is now more restrictive than NCAA policies. Experts say states without NIL laws may have an advantage.

Some colleges are cutting back on red meat in campus dining halls in an effort to fight climate change and prompt students to think about the carbon footprint of the food they consume.