Residential Life

Officials at Eastern Michigan University say a new public-private partnership is the only way to solve their student housing woes. Some worry about a slide toward privatization.

Two bipartisan bills targeting mental health and substance abuse passed the House. They would create new policies for campuses to carry out evidence-based programs to address the rising mental health crisis.

American University is investigating eight law students for criticizing, in a private group chat, the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade. FIRE called it an “absolute abomination.”

Former students of the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee settled a lawsuit against the university over the disbandment of the student government.

At the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, training simulations help students, faculty and staff learn how to intervene effectively when they spot a student in distress. Data show it’s working.

It’s not all about personality. New research points to the importance of cocurricular learning in developing innovators, Benjamin S. Selznick and Matthew J. Mayhew write.

With Facebook on the decline, some institutions are turning to a third-party app to foster connection among new first-year students. Faculty, administrators and current students are also welcome.

A new survey shows persistent staffing shortages in financial aid offices, which has raised concerns about their ability to address student needs and maintain compliance with federal regulations in the future.