In essence, the “freshman 15” phrase is rooted in truth about young adult weight gain, but it overestimates the extent. This ...

Congrats! You beat college move-in day and your student is officially a freshman at the university of their choice. For them, it's a new environment, new experiences every day, and a whole lot of new ...

For generations, the “freshman 15” has loomed over new college students as both a punchline and a warning, but scientists are ...

The University of California San Diego has reported a staggering 30-fold increase in the number of students unable to do ...

College move-in day can be an emotional time, as it’s often the first time incoming freshmen are leaving their family, friends and pets behind at home. Even students eager to start this next chapter ...

National college retention and persistence rates improved again last year, but part-time students persisted at a substantially lower rate than full-time enrollees. More than 77% of the millions of ...

With the passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, many college freshmen are wondering what this means in terms of paying for their education. This includes Tamia Akers, an incoming ...

A long time ago, at a university not so far away, my biggest fear as an incoming college student was gaining the dreaded “freshman fifteen.” These days, students have a lot more important things to ...

As a fight over the future of elite higher education consumes university leaders and politicians, most college students live in a very different world with very different challenges. By Alan Blinder ...

If there is one thing that technology is good for, it is allowing us to send a message to anyone in a matter of seconds! I can’t hang out with my friends from home in person because of college, so I ...

After one freshman college student’s ‘freshers’ flu’ turned out to be a near-fatal case of meningitis that cost her her limbs, she is speaking out to warn others. However, thinking it was a ...

As political battles upend college campuses, we asked dozens of students what is on their minds as they plan for the future. Politics was only part of it. By Alyce McFadden Colleges and universities ...