The first challenge for college students is perhaps to protect their right to receive a quality education in a supportive environment that provides them with fair treatment.
U-Rights, a network of university students, is a new effort to form a collective force to protect student rights. U-Rights has reported various kinds of abuses that college students have faced on college campuses, and the network has successfully gained exposure through the media because its concerns connect with both students and parents alike.
Students should be able to blossom intellectually during their three- to four-year experience in university or college. However, some students say they have been unfairly treated. During a recent TV programme on which U-Rights representatives appeared, a group of students shared stories of how their rights have been violated. One student claimed she was sexually harassed. Another female student suspected that a particular lecturer had graded students based on their looks.