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Everything happening in the world converges in one place: higher education. College Matters from The Chronicle, coming September 10. 

Online and adult learners don't always get "that camaraderie, that rah-rah feel that you typically expect," says Melvin Hines Jr., the founder of Upswing. We talk with him about how tutoring and coaching — on students' schedules — can keep them on track. 

With GPS tracking, “concierge moms,” and high-priced dormitory-design consultants, it’s easier than ever for college students’ parents to go overboard. But is extreme helicopter parenting as pervasive as it seems? And how much are changing cultural norms affecting the relationshi ...  Show more

Dr. Jack Stoltzfus talks about why fathers and young adult sons fail to connect Episode 1877: Why Fathers & Young Adult Sons Fail to Connect by Dr. Jack Stoltzfus of Parents Letting Go on Difficult Family Problems Dr. Stoltzfus’ mission is to provide information, education, guida ...  Show more

For years, research on hyper-attentive parenting has focused on all the ways that it can hurt children.

Now, the U.S. government is reframing that conversation and asking if our new era of parenting is actually bad for the parents themselves.

Claire Cain Miller, wh ...

There’s something of a policy revolution afoot: As of March, more than a dozen states — including California, Florida and Ohio — have passed bills or adopted policies t ...