June 7, 2002

Education for the End of Life

By EDWARD R. RATNER and JOHN Y. SONG

All students will at some point face issues related to their own and their loved ones' deaths. If one purpose of higher education is to prepare students for personal challenges, teaching about death is an appropriate part of the mission of colleges and universities. Graduates need more than an ability to cope with death, however. As future community, business, and professional leaders, students should be able to help others deal with death, too.

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