Finding dependable childcare remains one of the most persistent challenges for working families across the USA, while college students often struggle to find flexible jobs that fit around demanding schedules. A startup called Sport Sitters addresses both problems at once, and a team of engineering students at Arizona State University is now playing a central […]
Friendship is one of the few experiences that touches nearly every part of a human life. It shapes how children learn to cooperate, how adults cope with stress, and how people recover from illness and setbacks. Yet for something so universal, friendship is rarely examined with the seriousness it deserves. That is changing. Researchers at […]
Standing on the deck of a 208-foot research vessel while 30-foot waves batter the hull is not a typical college classroom. For Keon Davis, a fourth-year astrophysics major at Arizona State University, it became exactly that during a monthlong summer expedition across the Atlantic Ocean. Winds howled at 20 mph, conversation was nearly impossible, and […]
Philanthropy has reached a historic milestone at University of the Pacific, and its effects are being felt directly by students across all three of the university’s California campuses. During the 2025-26 academic year, more than 9,000 donors contributed nearly $63 million to Pacific, generating the second-highest fundraising total in the institution’s 175-year history. For current […]
University of the Pacific has entered its 175th year with what President Christopher Callahan called “tremendous progress” on nearly every measure that matters in modern higher education: enrollment, fundraising, national rankings, and academic reach. Speaking at his fifth annual State of the University address on September 3, Callahan outlined a university gaining measurable momentum at […]
Kent State University opened the Fall 2026 semester with two milestones that carry real weight for prospective students and families across the USA: the largest first-year architecture class in 25 years and the largest nursing enrollment in a decade. These figures are more than celebratory statistics. They reflect documented demand for career-focused programs, disciplined financial […]
Adelphi University has officially relocated its Derner Center for Psychological Services to the heart of New York City, opening a new chapter in Manhattan. This move marks a significant expansion of psychological services and clinical training in Manhattan, bringing quality mental health care closer to one of the most diverse populations in the USA. The […]
The numbers tell a difficult story. In school districts across the country, one psychologist is often responsible for 1,000 or more students—double the caseload recommended by the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP). At the same time, rates of anxiety, depression, and behavioral concerns among young people continue to climb. The result is a widening […]
Some college friendships fade within a few years of graduation. Others become the foundation of a lifetime. For a remarkable group of graduates from Wentworth Institute of Technology’s Class of 1981, the bonds formed in a Boston dormitory hallway have endured for more than four decades—surviving career changes, family milestones, personal tragedies, and the simple […]
When Lindsey Luper signed up for a summer program for high school students in 2018, she knew she liked science and health. She did not know what public health was. Eight years later, she is pursuing a Master of Public Health (MPH) at the Rutgers School of Public Health, concentrating in social and behavioral health […]