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  The issue of student mental health has been one of my chief subjects in my writing for Inside Higher Ed, so much so that my first exploration of the topic came before "Just Visiting" even existed, when I was still guesting at Oronte Churm’s digs. Looking at that early post where I contrasted the tenacity and resilience of U.S. Olympians Ariel Hsing and Natalie Coughlin with the perceived fragility of students who were apparently shaken by routine academic demands, I see a person whose attitudes and beliefs around these questions is in transition. The me who wrote that post in 2012 is re...

>> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games. with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from olympic park in london, england. and good morning. welcome to "today," our final day in london. it's a friday, i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside al roker and natalie morales. it's our last day in london. we decide to ride in style. we're not wearing our seat belts but we do have 60 plus members of team usa on board with us this morning. >> that's right. if the u.s. wanted to finish with a flourish here in lond...

he, of course, had an amazing olympic games. five medals here from london. >> we've got them. the women's water polo team also took home gold last night. [ applause ] >> gold and silver medals decathlon. ashton eaton and trey hardee, congratulations, guys. ryan lochte, the whole crew here. it's like a clown car, u.s. athlete and medal winners, still coming down from the top. >> when in london you ride in a doubledecker bus even if you're an olympic gold medalist. we thank them for being here. we'll talk to these folks in a couple minutes. first the latest olympic news. natalie has th...

captions paid for by nbc-universal television >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today" at the olympic games. with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from olympic park in london, england. and good morning. welcome to "today," our final day in london. it's a friday, i'm matt lauer. >> good morning, everyone. i'm savannah guthrie alongside al roker and natalie morales. it's our last day in london. we decide to ride in style. we're not wearing our seat belts but we do have 60 plus members of team usa on board with us this morning. >> that's right. if the u.s....

one. this morning what could be our most daring and painful olympic endeavor yet. we'll fill you innoon that. first to the real athletes in london. natalie morales has olympic highlights. good morning to you. >> good morning matt and savannah. a big day for u.s. women with outstanding in gym narvegs, track and field, beach volleyball and water polo. gymnastics gold for aly raisman, the first u.s. woman to win gold on a floor exercise with a powerful routine that delighted her parents. >> it felt amazing and really exciting. it still hasn't hit me yet. it's amazing. it went exactly ho...