As you prepare to go off to college, you’ll want to make it as seamless, stressless and overall drama-free a transition as possible. Many colleges and universities have personnel who specialize in ...

Across the nation, first-year college students are arriving at their new campus homes and are engaged in orientation programs—essentially crash courses on life as a college student. They are settling ...

It’s one of the most exciting, and scary, times in your parenting journey: sending your teenager off to college. This transition is made doubly difficult by the fact that we’re actually facing two ...

The days leading up to college move-in will leave you feeling all the emotions as you face an uncharted adventure: nervous, excited, anxious, and more. Beginning with a timeline of events, from ...

Chloe Bradley, left front, and Logan Laney, right front, help Tori Bradley, middle front, move into campus housing on Aug. 14, 2014, at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Chattanooga, Tenn.

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A student’s transition to college can be a time of great pride and excitement. This period of change can be challenging for new students and family members. Students have opportunities for insight and ...

On my first day of college, I watched other first-year students unpack their stuff, luggage and laundry baskets pressed against tinted car seat windows. I went through a mental list in my head. Bed ...

Weeks before the start of fall term at Portland State University, soon-to-be first-year students were already in class. On a Tuesday morning in mid-September, a small group sat in a dim classroom ...

The first few years after high school are a huge period of change and growth, when many students fumble through the process of learning to be independent. For students with disabilities, who are now ...