When I was in college in the early 1980s I had a second mother, so did my 40 sorority sisters at the Tri Sigma house at Northern Illinois University. Her name was Doris Streepy, a widow who patiently managed the sorority and tended to the daily dramas … Continue reading
“How many of you children know everything?” asks Scott Olson, president of Winona State University in Winona, Minn. Then, he asks, “How many think your grandparents know everything?” He’s addressing the opening ceremony of grandparents and grandchildre… Continue reading
It’s been nearly 14 years since Hurricane Katrina washed away all the physical mementos of Mélisande Short-Colomb’s life along the Mississippi Gulf coast. Her nearly 200-year-old Pass Christian, Miss., house and everything in it was gone in an instan… Continue reading
As college commencement season concludes and young undergrads leave campus to begin their adult lives, it’s an opportune time to talk about age-friendly universities. Turns out, that phrase is not necessarily an oxymoron. In fact, the age-friendly univ… Continue reading
College admissions season always makes families jittery. High school seniors wait anxiously for the fat or thin envelopes or emails that will determine their next four years. But this acceptance season has unnerved the whole country. Mind-boggling deta… Continue reading
Sheila Peyraud, a newly retired tech executive, saw herself as savvy when she returned to campus last fall. Then the University of Minnesota Advanced Careers (UMAC) fellow came face-to-face with all she doesn’t know in the class What American Dream? Ch… Continue reading
Many years after he first started college, Todd Makler is back in school and happy to be there. Makler, 72, is currently a student in the Stanford Continuing Studies Program and takes courses every quarter at the Palo Alto university. A retired physici… Continue reading
Brianna Gilner triumphed over a brain tumor. What she decided to do afterward is amazing and inspiring. Continue reading
Colleges are like buying real estate property, some will pay out more than others over time. Continue reading
Isena Norgaisse wants to become a doctor, but first she must pay for med school. Continue reading