Dorm decor goes luxe as students opt for high-end designers

The trend of parents and college students shopping at budget-friendly stores like Target and IKEA for DIY dorm decor may be fading as more students are turning to professional interior designers for their dorm rooms, The New York Times reported on Friday. Continue reading

Is student housing the right investment strategy for you?

Thinking about student housing as a multifamily strategy? MZ Capital Partners’ Michael H. Zaransky, who wrote a book on investing in student housing, shares the pros and cons to consider. Continue reading

How Returning to College for an Advance Degree Changed My Life

The day my mother gave me a journal to help me cope with my grandmother’s suicide undoubtedly changed my life forever. That seemingly benign gesture, when I was 10, laid the groundwork for my life as a writer. Following this continuum, and after a seri… Continue reading

College Programs for Encore Careers Are Bubbling Up

Remember those exhausting, yet sometimes exhilarating, moments at college arguing over life’s existential questions with fellow students? What am I going to do with my life? How can we make a difference? Was Einstein right that God doesn’t play with di… Continue reading

The College Programs Where Young and Older People Connect

An inspiring intergenerational connections movement has been growing at colleges across the country, bringing together students and primarily lower-income older adults from local communities. Intergenerational Connections: Students Serving Older Adults… Continue reading