on campus
idiom
: in the dormitories or other housing provided by a school
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The reasoning for the policy change that Cameron cited in her memo was that staff needed to be physically present on campus to be more responsive to student needs and to help support faculty.
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Chris Marsicano, an associate professor of education studies who had introduced me to Hines and Worley, told me that the school was way ahead of the national conversation on campus dialogue in any case.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Steven Devon Mason Rivers, 30, assaulted a student on campus Sunday morning at 15800 NW 42nd Ave.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Producer Sophia Levin reconstructed Katharine's four years at Bryn Mawr for me, starting from her very first day on campus.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
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William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 29 Jan. 2026
Chris Marsicano, an associate professor of education studies who had introduced me to Hines and Worley, told me that the school was way ahead of the national conversation on campus dialogue in any case.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Steven Devon Mason Rivers, 30, assaulted a student on campus Sunday morning at 15800 NW 42nd Ave.
—Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 29 Jan. 2026
Producer Sophia Levin reconstructed Katharine's four years at Bryn Mawr for me, starting from her very first day on campus.
—Natalia Sánchez Loayza, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2026
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“On campus.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20campus. Accessed 1 Feb. 2026.
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