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TIME brings you the latest from American campuses, from changes to study abroad and financial aid to health and safety concerns in the wake of the Virginia Tech massacre

Mental Health

Can We Avoid Another Virginia Tech?

After Virginia Tech, there's still a lot of confusion when it comes to when and how schools can share information about a troubled student. But the best policy seems to be responding to early warning signs

Vice

The Newest Addictions on Campus

Health officials are seeing increases in students' abuse of caffeine and video-game playing. But are they dangerous conditions or simply irresponsible habits?

Activism

A Student Backlash Against Coke

Coca-Cola has been kicked off more than 20 college campuses for alleged labor and environmental abuses. Can the company win back student consumers?

Going Global

Luring Students Overseas

A new bill might help more college students study abroad, and in more unconventional locales

Safe Sex

The High Cost of Campus Birth Control

Many female college students are coming back to campus to find their birth control prices have tripled or quadrupled, and health providers are worried they'll give up on prescription contraceptives altogether

Financial Aid

Navigating the Murky World of Student Loans

Amid widespread misconduct in the student-loan industry, college kids are learning about private lending the hard way

Environment

Getting Schools to Think and Act Green

Sustainability has become a buzzword on college campuses, with more research, courses and projects devoted to environmental issues

Politics

The Return of SDS on Campus

Students for a Democratic Society — or at least a group who has claimed the name of the 1960s' New Left organization — is back and still wants to take on "the system"