As the college year begins again, I am reminded of how some simple and effective parental advice can influence a freshman’s journey. Millions of freshmen will begin their college journeys across the 6 ...

This article is featured in the 2025 Freshman Special Issue. It happened sometime last week. I was rushing off to my shift after class with only five minutes to spare, blasting music through my ...

Even after grabbing their diplomas, uncertainty lies ahead for graduating high school seniors heading to college — what major should I pick? How hard are classes actually going to be? How am I going ...

Editor's note: All opinions, columns and letters reflect the views of the individual writer and not necessarily those of the IDS or its staffers. When I was in elementary school, there were four trees ...

When I geared up to move into college two years ago, I could not count on my fingers and toes the number of adults who told me how large of an adjustment I’d be making, especially since I would be ...

Some advice for all those freshmen headed to the Virginia Tech campus next week: don't take any freshman advice. Wait a minute. Hold on here. Before abruptly flipping the page, the previous statement ...