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Local college presidents increasingly share a desire to become more involved in helping the Rochester-area community address issues of economic development, poverty and college completion.

New research finds that college students report the psychological impact of childhood bullying is on the same level as severe physical or sexual abuse.

NPR's Ari Shapiro talks with Georgetown University President John DeGioia and Patricia Bayonne-Johnson, a descendant of two slaves sold in 1838. The school benefited from that sale.

The new school year marks a milestone in Houston ISD: the end of suspensions for students in grades two and under. 

All California middle and high schools will be required to provide mandatory suicide prevention education for children in grades 7 through 12, under a new bill headed to the desk of Gov. Jerry… Read more »

Mental health issues can arise early in life, and Mental Health America of Roanoke Valley wants to help parents of kids who struggle with these disorders.

Up to one in five kids living in the U.S. shows signs or symptoms of a mental health disorder in a given year. So in a school classroom of 25 students, five of them may be… Read more »

Though mental illness may not be at the forefront of parents’ and students’ minds when they go off to college, young adulthood is a critical period for mental health.

Students excel when they feel both welcomed and supported. At Camino Nuevo Charter Academy (CNCA), we believe that quality schooling is dependent upon quality relationships with students and… Read more »

The scholarship program is called Wallin Education Partners. It was created more than 20 years ago by the late Winston Wallin, a businessman who made his name at Pillsbury. 

While food pantries and emergency aid programs spreading across two-year campuses are helping to meet the needs of many community college students, such assistance is available beyond campus as… Read more »

Cal State, the nation’s largest public university system, has embarked on an unprecedented effort to identify and count its many students who quietly juggle classes, multiple jobs and… Read more »

Times are changing and colleges and universities are scrambling to keep up — at least when it comes to family benefits for employees, including graduate students who work as research and teaching… Read more »

Starting this fall in Minnesota, college students will be required to complete training on preventing and reducing the prevalence of sexual assault.

Critics say Stanford's liquor ban won't solve problems of binge drinking and sexual assault.

Parents across North America are prepping their teens to head back to high school, hoping they will study hard to get straight A's. But new research shows that good grades aren't just based on… Read more »