In my role of helping students succeed in college, I usually interact with parents in three different scenarios: during new student orientation, Family Weekend, and when parents are really upset.…
David Q. Hao, MA, JD,October 16, 2022
Rather there are myriad ways students can make the most of undergraduate study based on their majors, living situations, strengths, prior experiences, use of resources, and campus involvement. Each of…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.July 30, 2022
How? Students today need a malleable strategy for managing time and real-time thought solutions for when things don’t go as planned. This is why I teach students the envelope system…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.July 12, 2022
This generation of college students has more significant distractions with their smartphones and social media interactions. As parents, you may have noticed that the technological gadgets hook individuals for long…
Oscar Espinoza-Parra, Ph.D.July 10, 2022
Agency can be conceptualized as using one’s motivation and ability to influence an outcome. It is exerted when a student 1) recognizes a problem or opportunity, 2) identifies within their…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.July 7, 2022
Rather than turning to a guidance counselor for most, or all, of their class-adjacent questions, your student will soon enter a more complex context. It’s important that both you and…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.July 3, 2022
You’ve likely saved for years with the goal that they will take full advantage of the academic opportunities college offers. You prepared for it. Now it’s time to prepare them.…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.July 3, 2022
As students begin navigating both known and unknown academic majors and minors, while continuing to picture their future career(s)—and how to get there—it will be important they seize opportunities that…
Michelle Samuels-Jones, Ed.D.July 2, 2022
If your kid is not really sure yet what she wants to be when she grows up--don’t worry. She’s in great company. Most people change not only majors, but entire…
Laura Reisert Kalinkewicz, Ph.D.July 2, 2022
In the academic setting, habits of thinking influence the ways students begin, manage, and explain the results of tasks, like projects and papers. Their mindsets—attributional beliefs about their abilities as…
Jennifer Tharp, Ph.D.June 20, 2022
As a higher education administrator whose work focuses on creating college student support systems, I’ve experienced the power of parental and familial roles for young adults in college. In my…
Lisa Caldera, Ed.D.May 12, 2022
