BRIGHT SPOT: More Universities Are Allowing Pets on Campus

These colleges — including one in Colorado — are welcoming pets in dorms to reduce students' stress and anxiety

For students, the companionship can help reduce stress, anxiety and homesickness. The colleges also see benefits for student engagement and helping them build connections with one another.

Colleges expand pet-friendly dorms to support students

KEY TAKEAWAYS:  Schools like Eckerd, MIT, and Northern Colorado allow pets in dorms  Policies aim to reduce student stress and homesickness  Pet ownership helps students build connections and responsibility  Colleges adapt with rules, fees, and even pet graduations Crossing paths with dogs, cats and other animals is part of campus life for students at Eckerd College, a liberal arts school in Florida that allows pets to live in dormitories.…

Some colleges welcoming pets in dorms to reduce students' stress and anxiety

Eckerd College in Florida, MIT and the University of Northern Colorado are among the schools that allow them.

BRIGHT SPOT: More universities are allowing pets on campus

In this Bright Spot, some four-legged companions are being allowed at some colleges across the U.S.

More colleges have begun allowing pets in dorms - The Boston Globe

For students, the companionship can help reduce stress, anxiety, and homesickness. The colleges also see benefits for student engagement and helping them build connections with one another.

Inside the colleges with support pets for students

Federal law requires public and private colleges to allow service animals and emotional support animals in student housing. But growing numbers of schools are allowing pets, with various restrictions