Student Bodies explores many little-known but significant aspects of college health---including the importance of women's colleges in the development of student care, the use of physical entrance examinations to deny admission to those with "undesirable" bodies, the sometimes controversial handling of health concerns specific to minority and LGBT students, and the rise and fall of in loco parentis. Prescott's engaging and accessible style makes this guide a perfect choice for medical scholars and college administrators as well as anyone wishing to gain a better understanding of medical history, women's health, and the history of college life in America.

Educate a woman and you educate a race -- Building manly bodies and moral minds -- Sending their sons into danger -- Neither a commonwealth nor a corporation -- Selling hygiene -- Cultivating mature minds and healthy personalities -- Student bodies and student rights -- College health since the 1980s: the lessons of history.