Lifetime produced a reality show A Sorority Mom’s Guide to Rush that had 10 episodes in 2025. As I read about the show in advance of the premier, I cringed with the misinformation and dramatic tone.

Bid day at a sorority. (Photo credit: Lori H...

Oh, hi there, New College Mom.

It’s me — the woman who was in your shoes last year.

Here is my best advice for first-time college parents. (Twenty20 @jharrisj)

I’m in the same shoes right now because I have another high school senior, so you know; here we go again. The nerves. The anxiety. The fear. (Them AND us, right?)

I’m here for you. I got you covered...

Here is the best-kept secret about the college school year. It is about 15 minutes long. No sooner do kids return to college from spring break than they are ready to move back home for the summer.

Moving out of a dorm room is not nearly as exciting as moving in. (L. Heffernan)

Moving into the college dorm or apartment was fun. The sheets and towels were new, the mattr...

When I was in college in the early ’90s, I worked at a summer camp where well-meaning counselors saw it as our job to encourage campers to be brave and to try new things. We cheered. We encouraged. We cajoled. And if I’m being honest, sometimes we are pressured — maybe even low-key bullied.

There’s much to be said for having the confidence to say “no.” (Twenty20 @SBp...

As a parent, I know how hard it can be to let go and allow our children to manage the bumps and bruises of life. I wish to protect my daughter from every difficulty and shield her from every hurt. However, as a higher education professional, I know I can’t, and shouldn’t, parent with that as my priority.

In my work in higher education, I see examples of parental over-invo...