Students

In Higher Ed’s Mental-Health Crisis, an Overlooked Population: International Students

Some come from cultures that see mental illness as weakness or fiction. When the stress of being in college alone and far from home becomes too great, it’s sometimes the job of advisers to teach them that the disorders — and the dangers — are real.

Students

Mental-Health Issues in Students

As the incidence of anxiety disorders and depression among students increases, colleges are struggling to respond. The nine articles in this collection describe what campus officials are doing to cope with mental-health issues on campus.

Athletics

Big-Time Sports Programs Tighten Rules on Athletes With Sexual-Assault Records

The wealthiest athletic conferences and some of their members have taken steps to bar players who commit sexual misconduct or other forms of violence. Advocates wonder if the bans will work in practice.

The Ticker

Marygrove College to Eliminate All Undergraduate Programs

To remain financially viable, the Board of Trustees decided to turn the Michigan college into a solely graduate institution.

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Vitae

Now Is the Time to Think About Accessibility

Treating the needs of disabled students as an afterthought can make them feel unwelcome and, worse, can erect further barriers to their learning.

Lingua Franca

‘Best’ and the Worst

There is so much to say, none of it good, about the warning Donald Trump issued to North Korea on Monday night, writes Ben Yagoda.