3+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1695+ words) From which schools offer the best classes to what kind of professional network they want to build, college decisions can be a complicated question for students and their families to navigate. But for some students, it also comes down to…...

4+ day, 15+ hour ago   (510+ words) What counts as a college town? Depends on who you ask. For some, the presence of a large public university is a non-negotiable. For others, having a large enough non-student population is an immediate disqualifier. Some towns might not have…...

5+ day, 10+ hour ago   (546+ words) Redshirting my son was based on a technicality. He was born in Maryland, a state where children must be 5 before September 1st to enter kindergarten. With his late October birthday, he was ineligible on the cusp of his 5th birthday. Instead, he…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (60+ words) Looking back, I can see signs of my five kids' future careers in their childhood interests. I'm glad I supported them without forcing a path....

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (21+ words) Students looking for a more diverse student body, an array of majors, and lots of extracurriculars often enroll at larger universities....

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (465+ words) Some of the highest-earning college graduates in the US may not have a Harvard degree hanging on the wall. In a recent Business Insider ranking of US colleges with the highest-earning graduates, a small Bay Area school focused on health…...

2+ week, 21+ hour ago   (377+ words) When our youngest child graduated from college, my husband and I were overwhelmed with pride. There we were, two first-generation college graduates who had somehow managed to get both of our children through college. But right next to that pride…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (739+ words) Since I was 11, I dreamed of attending a historically Black college or university. That dream started at Morgan State University in Baltimore, where I spent two weeks each summer in a program focused on leadership and academics. For a preteen…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (641+ words) This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Thalles de Souza. It has been edited for length and clarity. In March 2016, on a Sunday morning, police entered my house, shouting and shooting. At only 13, I woke up screaming, not…...

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (318+ words) It's simpler than ever for students to cheat on their homework using ChatGPT or another AI chatbot. But one professor says he has no trouble sniffing out machine-written work. "I have absolutely no problem with AI and students," Steve Hanke,…...