Students

David Rettinger and Kate McConnell offer five ways colleges and universities can promote academic integrity not as a bludgeon to punish students but as a set of educationally necessary actions that lead to authentic learning.

By David Rettinger and Kate McConnell

Among colleges mandating COVID vaccines, many are reporting steady progress toward compliance with the requirements, even as their approaches to stragglers differ.

Future plans and career preparation approaches have shifted for students during the pandemic. How have they turned to college supports for help?

The student handbook now excludes “gender” and “gender identity” from its antidiscrimination policy. “Cross-dressing” on campus and “same-sex sexual behavior” are banned as well.

The argument that it’s a violation of medical ethics to make vaccines mandatory for students and faculty is highly questionable, argue Cora Olson, Ashley Shew, Miranda Fleck and Chiara Tartaglino.

By Cora Olson et al.

Survey of potential students finds those in minority groups were more affected by the pandemic and are quite price-sensitive when making decisions.

Following criticism that its policy on extensions for early-career scientists disproportionately impacted women, whose careers have already been unevenly affected by COVID-19, the National Institutes of Health changes course.

New digital and telehealth options make it easier for students living off campus -- even in a different state -- to access their institution’s mental health resources.