Sep 3, 2010 | Article, Preparing, Research & Advocacy
Many of these weekly columns are about how you, as loving parents, can play a valuable role in your student’s development. We’ve encouraged you to help your son or daughter to:Discover his or her talents;Identify goals;Create a plan of action to meet those...
Jun 30, 2010 | Article, Checklists
My travels with College Parents of America haven’t yet brought me to all fifty states, but I’ve had the pleasure of communicating with each of you – who are scattered among all of our states – and of learning the idiosyncrasies related to education in each of your...
Mar 10, 2010 | Article, Preparing, Research & Advocacy
As college student affairs administrators gather in Chicago for their annual convention, they are coming to grips with a whole new generation of individuals invading their campuses.I’m not talking about a new generation of students, but a transitioning generation of...
Nov 30, 2009 | Article, Preparing, Research & Advocacy
If you are the parent of a student with a federal loan for college, sometimes called in shorthand a “Stafford Loan,” then you are probably also aware that such a loan may come from one of two federal programs. These are the Federal Family Education Loan Program...