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‘We Want to Show President Trump That We’re Not Afraid’

Hina Naveed, who came to the United States from Pakistan, says she’s troubled by the president-elect’s rhetoric. She and other undocumented students are rallying to save protections that could be rolled back.

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The Aftermath of a ‘Trump’ Incident: Fear, Anger, and Resolve

The election of Donald Trump has heightened conflicts on campuses, but it has also thrown into public view discord that many say was there all along.

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How Students Play a Supporting Role in Campus Labor Movements

Student groups are often non-hierarchical, making it easier to mobilize but tougher to pass along institutional knowledge.

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How One University Is Working to Make Student Leaders More Resilient

To grow as a leader, you have to be willing to fail. That’s the message Tim Davis shares with students through a new project at UVa.

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Fight Over the Recording of Title IX Proceedings Exposes Gaps in Law and Trust

Columbia University has barred students who complain of sexual misconduct from recording disciplinary proceedings. It says it needs to protect privacy, but some students say it is just trying to protect itself.

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Learning From Failure in Student-Success Programs

Three colleges explain what went wrong and how they changed course.

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With Trump’s Rise, Undocumented Students Fear for Their Futures

The president-elect has pledged to reverse the Obama administration’s actions on immigration. Students who benefited from those protections suddenly find themselves living in a much scarier world.

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Trump Administration May Back Away from Title IX, but Campuses Won’t

Even if the new president reduces or ends enforcement of the gender-equity law, colleges are likely to remain focused on the issue.

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Traumatized and Indignant, College Students React to a Trump Presidency

Protests, hugs, and solidarity mark campus responses across the country.

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Harvard Women Take a Public Stand Against ‘Locker Room Talk’

Six athletes who were physically ranked by their male peers chose not to remain anonymous. Instead, they have positioned themselves as activists, pressing for broader change.

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How Some Colleges Use Teletherapy to Reach More Students

Colleges are wary about offering online help in lieu of face-to-face counseling, but some early adopters have seen real benefits.

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Mental Health in Minnesota: Where Student Activism Spurred Change

Stories of unmet needs resulted in plans to hire more full-time employees, and more therapists from underserved populations.

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Stretched to Capacity

Campus counseling centers are making changes and building partnerships in an effort to meet the increasing demand for their services.

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To Prevent Sexual Assault, Do Colleges Target Serial Offenders?

A news report about an alleged repeat offender prompts a look at the research and the reality on reducing campus sexual assaults.

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How 3 Colleges Are Hoping to Head Off the Specter of Costume Controversy

Asking students to reconsider Halloween costumes that perpetuate harmful stereotypes has placed some colleges under attack.

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What BYU’s New Immunity Clause Could Mean for Sex-Assault Victims

To encourage students to report cases of sexual violence, the Mormon university will grant them amnesty from Honor Code discipline.

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‘Not Your Language’: How a Classroom Interaction Led a Student to Speak Out on Microaggressions

A Suffolk University student’s blog post about being accused of plagiarism sparked a larger conversation about implicit bias in the classroom. 

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Resident Assistants Find Themselves on the Front Lines of Title IX Compliance

College housing’s student workers have long been relied on to resolve roommate disputes, but the heightened enforcement of the federal gender-equity law has made them key reporters of sexual violence.

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Basic Training for Higher Ed

Why colleges might look to the armed forces for guidance on serving low-income students.

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Admissions Offices Scramble to Comply With New Overtime Rule

An update to labor law requires colleges to give raises to some employees in the time-intensive field, pay them overtime, or scale back their hours.

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To Improve Student Success, a University Confronts the Email Deluge

Michigan State University is rethinking how it communicates with students, especially those who are freshmen or the first in their families to go to college. Sending hundreds of emails isn’t the best way — but what is?

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How One University Went All-In on Restorative Justice

Many colleges have embraced conflict-resolution tactics that emphasize reconciliation, not punishment. But few have invested as heavily as the University of Michigan.