Abstract
Underage drinking and binge drinking on college campuses have long been a concern of university leaders and society alike. In 2008, the Amethyst Initiative was launched to encourage discussion about these issues in the context of the minimum legal drinking age in the United States. A total of 135 college presidents signed a statement by the organization demonstrating their support for an engaged and enlightened debate. Two years later the movement has faded into the background of the current landscape of higher education. The purpose of this paper is to reexamine the tenets of the Amethyst Initiative and put forth a call for educational leaders to recommit to the continuing pandemic of alcohol abuse on college campuses.
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McClain, Caitlin
(2024)
"Uncorking the Drinking Age Debate:A Second Call to University Presidents,"
MAGIS: Vol. 4:
Iss.
1, Article 12.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.seattleu.edu/magis/vol4/iss1/12