That risk, along with reportedly higher levels of depression and other emotional problems, will challenge colleges to provide enough counseling support and substance abuse education, he said.
Kudos to Bard College and its president, Leon Botstein, for challenging college admission testing and saying he is trying to "start a debate about the kind of dishonesty that prevails" in college admissions.
In the latest illustration of the challenges college football programs face in the treatment of concussions, La Salle University agreed Monday to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a severely injured player.
I recently returned from playing hooky for a few days to attend the Peace Corps 50th-anniversary celebrations in Washington along with 5,000 other returned volunteers — just a fraction of the nearly quarter-million who have served our country since J.F.K. challenged college students on a freezing campaign night in Michigan to devote their skills to helping people overseas.
The adhan can be an antidote to some of the challenges college students face.
After Colbert challenged college students to set up super PACs, a number of them did and bought the Stephen Colbert Super PAC Super Fun Kit online.
Higher academic standards and homesickness are among the many challenges college freshmen face in what for many is their first prolonged period of independence.
What seems elite may be a disaster waiting to happen for one student whereas a statistically challenged college may have what another student needs to succeed.
Though breaks in the academic year can present scheduling challenges, college officials can continue communications through email, Skype or on the phone, said Djuna Perkins, an independent consultant at DP Law firm in Dedham, Massachusetts, who has been hired by other universities to investigate sexual assault cases.
A recent report by the Commons Education and Skills Committee highlights the challenges colleges and schools face and their concerns.
Julian Agyeman, professor of urban environmental policy and planning at Tufts University, also challenges colleges to "broaden and redefine sustainability and then measure what matters within that definition".
