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College Kids Are Nuts, Outgoing UConn President Says

College Kids Are Nuts, Outgoing UConn President Says

Rampant mental illness on college campuses is the biggest problem colleges face, the outgoing president of the University of Connecticut said. Susan Herbst, who plans to step down as president of UConn in July 2019 to return to teaching and writing, talked in an interview with The Hartford Courant about problems with various amenities on campus, but said mental illness dwarfs them.

Rampant mental illness on college campuses is the biggest problem colleges face, the outgoing president of the University of Connecticut said. Susan Herbst, who plans to step down as president of UConn in July 2019 to return to teaching and writing, talked in an interview with The Hartford Courant about problems with various amenities on campus, but said mental illness dwarfs them.…