Oct 12, 2016 | Article, Campus Safety, Completing, Financial Literacy, Insurance, Living Independently, Preparing, Research & Advocacy, Transitioning
Part of our work at College Parents of America is to complete research work that helped identify trends important to college families. This summer our interns helped identify a trend where a growing number of state insurance commissioners recommend the purchase of...
Aug 14, 2016 | Article, Campus Safety, Completing, Financial Literacy, First Weeks of College, Preparing, Transitioning
College students are heading back to school, many with the help of their parents who have invested thousands of dollars in laptops, smartphones, bicycles and textbooks on students’ packing lists. Consider this – how will your student and family replace these...
Sep 30, 2014 | Article, Preparing, Research & Advocacy
Today’s Columbus Dispatch reveals deeply problematic issues in the substance of crime reports. When even the national director of campus safety reports reveals that college self-reporting is inaccurate, parents are left wondering what data they can rely on. The...
Jul 21, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy
safety first by flickr user alex (svoalex), cc license After a very big spring in Clery Act and campus sexual assault news (including this White House Task Force report & this campus map), the past two weeks have provided plenty more in Clery Act-related stories....
Jun 25, 2014 | Article, Research & Advocacy
From Chegg’s The Student Hub survey of College and High School students: Women are markedly more concerned about on-campus violence than men: 41% of female students rank non-lethal assaults, including sexual assault, as a top concern on campus, while only 25%...
Jun 19, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy
As part of our series investigating safety statistics for college campuses, College Parents of America presents our newest offering: incident rates of robberies and burglaries in student housing. Robberies and burglaries are fairly common occurrences in residence...
Jun 16, 2014 | Article, Completing, Research & Advocacy, Transitioning
Over the next few weeks, College Parents of America will be evaluating data on college safety and releasing some helpful lists. However, given that this topic is oft-covered in the media, it is important to sort through and contextualize this information. This post,...
Sep 6, 2013 | Article, Completing, Preparing, Transitioning
Sep. 6, 2013 – BOSTON — College students are heading back to school this month and they’re bringing a lot of stuff with them. In 2012, the average student spent $907.22 on back to college shopping*. With laptops, smartphones, bicycles and textbooks on...
Jul 26, 2013 | Article, Transitioning
For a multitude of reasons, campus security is important both to college parents and college students. Knowing this, College Parents of America previously put together an article on how to navigate media articles on campus security, and key tools and how to evaluate...
Sep 11, 2012 | Article, Checklists
While it’s natural to worry about your student’s safety when she is away at school, you can help her be prepared and knowledgeable by downloading the College Parents of America Campus Security Checklist and reviewing campus resources available to your...
