The University of San Diego unveiled a state-of-the-art fitness and well-being center this year. Now it’s relying on student leaders to make the space inviting and cool. Mindful of the role student mental health plays in persistence and retention, colleges have created new facilities and services to encourage them to focus on

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02.07.2025

Federal Antihazing Law Takes Shape on Campuses

Starting July 1, colleges and universities across the country will start collecting hazing data to produce a mandated Campus Hazing Transparency Report by the end of the year. After families of hazing victims spent years lobbying Congress to pass federal antihazing legislation, the Stop Campus Hazing Act became law last December.

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02.07.2025

A Multiday In-Class Essay for the ChatGPT Era (opinion)

John Robison explains how, using Lockdown Browser, he tried to replicate key elements of the traditional take-home humanities essay in a new assignment. A successful humanities course helps students cultivate critical, personally enriching and widely applicable skills, and it immerses them in the exploration of perspectives, ideas and modes of thought that can illuminate, challenge and inform their own outlooks.

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02.07.2025

Penn Agrees to Trump’s Demands, Will Strip Trans Athlete’s Awards

The Education Department accused the Ivy League institution of violating Title IX by allowing a trans swimmer to compete on the women’s team. The University of Pennsylvania will concede to the Trump administration’s demands that the university “restore” swimming awards—and send apology notes—to female competitors who lost to a trans athlete, the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights

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Student Wellness Ambassadors Make Campus Supports Inviting

Federal Antihazing Law Takes Shape on Campuses

A Multiday In-Class Essay for the ChatGPT Era (opinion)

Penn Agrees to Trump’s Demands, Will Strip Trans Athlete’s Awards

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