Students in windowless rooms are reporting anxiety, depression and fatigue. A professor of architecture says developers need to let the light shine in.
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Student residences built in recent decades prioritize privacy, yet research shows a lack of student socialization spaces negatively affects students’ academic performance and well-being.
The design of a campus and its buildings and dorms can be crucial to a student’s overall well-being.
The regulation of student accommodation varies between different providers.
In order to regain public confidence, universities must take steps to show citizens that investments in higher education are well-spent, an education professor and university professor argue.
Duke University recently decided to assign random roommates for incoming students. Is this silly social engineering or smart policy?
Students heading back to school face a wide variety of choices in housing. Multiple studies have shown how on-campus living can enhance learning.
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Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
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Professor, Human Development and Family Science, The Ohio State University
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Vice Provost for Student Life, Purdue University
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Professor, Urban and Regional Planning, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor, Dick Clark Chair in Architecture, School of Architecture, The University of Texas at Austin
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Associate Professor in Landlord and Tenant Law and Legal Education, University of Portsmouth
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Dean, School of Business and Entrepreneurship at North Central College, North Central College
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Assistant Professor of Marketing, North Central College
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Architecture and Urbanism Researcher, Toronto Metropolitan University