Given the ongoing trend of declining enrollments of males in college (currently at 40%), it is essential for educators and parents to understand its causes. As the issue becomes better understood, in the meantime the important part played by men’s groups on college and university campuses to support young males has become evident. The functions of such groups are varied, but their basic value is to provide a safe space for an experience of genuine intimacy with other males.
From New Male Studies: An International Journal – Vol. 1, Issue 1, 2012, pp. 83-93.
Source: Meeting Men: Male Intimacy and College Men Centers (http://newmalestudies.com/OJS/index.php/nms/article/view/9)