Suicide on College Campuses

There are probably more suicides on college campuses than we know. Many are not reported to the media out of respect for the student’s family, usually at their request. Last year Wellesley had a suicide that didn’t make the papers. A few months ago, a student who had had to withdraw due to anorexia died of it. High pressure environments (and honestly, any college can be a high pressure environment) bring out self-harming and suicidal behavior in vulnerable students, and you don’t always know who those students are until they are exposed to such an environment.