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Is Loneliness as Bad for Students as Smoking?
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.
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Guest: Alexander C. Kafka, senior editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education
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