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For College Parents

Part two: Difference IS good!

by Mickey Fitch March 12, 2010 Difference is Good

This is a two-part series on helping scratch the surface of dealing with difference for the first time on campus. Here are some tips for the new student, as well as the family/hometown friends on how to help their student adjust to and embrace this newfound diversity on campus.

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ABC News Explores “Helicopter Parents”

by Sean Cook March 10, 2010 For College Parents

ABC news has been exploring “Helicopter Parents” and their impact on students and higher education again. Below are two links to stories that should be really eye-opening. The first is pretty recent, the second from two years ago.

What do you think about “helicopter parents?” Are their impacts on students and colleges good or bad? What should be done to help these parents, so their students can be more successful in their transitions to college?

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Book Review: The Voice of College

by Sean Cook March 4, 2010 Book Reviews

“College is about 3 things: homework, fun, and
sleep…but you can only choose 2.”
So begins the first chapter of The Voice of College, a fun and useful primer on the college experience.
Authors Kipp Van Dyke and Michael Severin met as orientation leaders during their own time as undergraduates, and went on to hold various Student Affairs [...]

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