College Matters from The Chronicle

Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking?

Listen Later

Cap down. Earbuds in. Eyes on phones. Despite what you may see in college viewbooks, many students say they feel lonely on campus — isolated in dorm rooms or walled off in tech bubbles. But talking about student loneliness is a tricky issue for colleges.

Related Reading: 

  • Overcoming Student Loneliness: Strategies for Connection (Full Report) 
  • Fighting the Mental-Health Crisis Narrative: Do young people misunderstand everyday stress?


    Guest: Alexander C. Kafka, senior editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education

    For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters.

    ...more
    View all episodesView all episodes
    Download on the App Store
    College Matters from The ChronicleBy The Chronicle of Higher Education
    • 4.4
    • 4.4
    • 4.4
    • 4.4
    • 4.4

    4.4

    80 ratings

    More shows like College Matters from The Chronicle

    View all
    This American Life by This American Life

    This American Life

    91,297 Listeners

    Fresh Air by NPR

    Fresh Air

    38,430 Listeners

    The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

    The New Yorker Radio Hour

    6,881 Listeners

    On the Media by WNYC Studios

    On the Media

    9,238 Listeners

    On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti by WBUR

    On Point with Meghna Chakrabarti

    4,022 Listeners

    The Daily by The New York Times

    The Daily

    113,121 Listeners

    Up First from NPR by NPR

    Up First from NPR

    56,944 Listeners

    Radio Atlantic by The Atlantic

    Radio Atlantic

    2,380 Listeners

    Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews by Mark Stucker

    Your College Bound Kid | Admission Tips, Admission Trends & Admission Interviews

    370 Listeners

    Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

    Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

    7,244 Listeners

    Throughline by NPR

    Throughline

    16,512 Listeners

    Short Wave by NPR

    Short Wave

    6,592 Listeners

    The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

    The Ezra Klein Show

    16,525 Listeners

    The Interview by The New York Times

    The Interview

    1,600 Listeners

    The Opinions by The New York Times Opinion

    The Opinions

    632 Listeners