College Transition

Give Your Student a Graduation in 2020

There are times, such as Spring 2020, when traditional commencement ceremonies won’t be held at thousands of colleges and universities…

5 years ago

Students Can Succeed When Taking Classes at Home

I wrote earlier about succeeding in online classes, and how students can do their best using this platform. So if…

5 years ago

All About Midterm Grades

Midterm is literally the middle of an academic term. Student often refer to “midterms” as though they are a specific…

5 years ago

Community College is Not the 13th Grade

One of the pitfalls for first year students in college is their perceptions that college is like high school, or…

5 years ago

The Best Academic Advising Appointment

I have a number of pet peeves. One of them is about how students approach academic advising. Just as students…

5 years ago

New Start for the New Year

At the end of every academic term, students say they’re happy that term is over and they’re looking forward to…

5 years ago

Temporary Reentry

As students begin returning home for the holidays, be those holidays Thanksgiving, or one of the many celebrated in December,…

5 years ago

Homesickness

Many of us receive that teary phone call from a son or daughter asking to come home. That strong and…

6 years ago

Roommates

For many new students, college is the first time they’ve shared a room with someone they don’t know and it…

6 years ago

Spring Orientation

Many college and universities offer a form of orientation that takes place in late June. This program goes by a…

6 years ago