Lost Men on Campus

Elizabeth Redden, a reporter for Inside Higher Ed, published an article titled, “Lost Men on Campus.” The article describes issues that college men face, such as lower graduate rate compared to women, disengagement in campus leadership positions and overrepresentation among campus judicial offenders.

Frank Harris states, “When we think about acts of violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment on college campuses, overwhelmingly the perpetrators of those acts on our campuses are men. When we talk about how to convince our colleagues that we need to be engaged in these discussions, these are some of the ideas we need to share with them, particularly this last one,” (2009).

The lack of positive male role models, fatherless men and social identity issues has contributed to the issues that college men face. College men need to have a better understanding of what it means to be a man. The college community must provide proactive support to address issues related to masculinity, gender-role conflict and those seeking help.

Article: http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/05/22/men

-Steven Taylor, Region IV-West