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A mother sits with her baby daughter, who is in a high chair at the kitchen table while her mother studies for a university class.

Health and Wellness Tip: Support Student Parents Facing Abuse

College students with children face heightened risk of domestic violence. Here are five ways institutions can recognize and support learners in crisis.

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, a brown-skinned man with bright gray hair wearing the traditional military uniform of the surgeon general, is flanked by Kate Bowler, a professor of American religion at Duke, who is wearing pink, and men’s basketball coach Jon Scheyer, a light-skinned man wearing a blue suit, onstage at the Page Auditorium at Duke University.

The New Plague on Campus: Loneliness

Surgeon General Vivek Murthy launched his “We Are Made to Connect” campus tour last month, highlighting the role colleges can play in curing the loneliness epidemic.

Therapist expert adviser consulting man in office

Report: Where Higher Ed Needs to Invest in Mental Health

A new brief from the American Council on Education identifies six areas for colleges and universities to prioritize as supportive measures for students and employees.

Woman student with glasses, stress with headache and burnout, tired about paper deadline or study for exam in library

Young People Feel Meaningless. How Can Higher Ed Help?

A new study from Harvard found financial stress, world events and loneliness contribute to young adults’ poor mental health. Researchers offer three tactics to reassure and motivate students about their purpose in life.

A distressed student rubs her eyes

Feeling Adrift Drives Anxiety, Depression in Young Adults

A study by the Harvard Graduate School of Education found that three in five young adults felt their lives lacked meaning and purpose.

Two individuals stand next to a pink-and-black vending machine containing Narcan.

Campus Vending Machines Now Stocked With Life-Saving Products

The machines are the latest harm-reduction strategy on college campuses and give students easy access to Narcan, the overdose-reversing drug, and other related items that can save lives.

A phone screen with a map of the UNC campus traced over by a dotted line connecting a pin to a vehicle

Scaling Up: Affordable Transport for Off-Campus Mental Health Care

The University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill offers free rides for students seeking counseling and therapy care through a Lyft partnership, increasing access to care.

Student grabs period products from a dispenser in a bathroom

Growing Public Awareness of ‘Period Poverty’ Prompts Legislative Action

More college officials and state lawmakers are addressing this once-taboo issue. Some colleges already provided free menstrual products for students, and many are increasingly being required by law to do so.