Former college president writes that it’s a profound mistake to choose a major primarily because it appears to guarantee ...

I had a senior moment this morning. Not the kind where you forget something—although I do have plenty of those these days. I’m talking about the kind you have when your last kid is a senior in high ...

Whether it happens over fall break, Thanksgiving weekend, or winter vacation, your college student will be returning home — a place that is familiar and often a place of refuge where they can let go ...

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You’ve been dreaming of this moment since you dropped them off in August — the sweet reunion of your baby returning home from college for the holidays. But before your vision of a fairy tale ...

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When the first holiday lights start being hung around town, or we hear the first Christmas song on the radio, or we are sitting under our favorite blanket and see the first Christmas commercial on ...

The eagle has landed as my youngest child has submitted her final college application. After six months that featured me begging her to work on the common app before school started (didn’t happen), ...

The winter holidays are all about family time. Whether playing games, enjoying sports (both the doing and the watching), sharing great meals, or settling down to watch a movie, this is our favorite ...

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