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The moment my father died was one of those indelible moments, the kind that stays with you. What I knew at that moment was emotional pain so searing that it doubled me over with its intensity and then ...

Editor’s note: In college, it took me three semesters to outgrow my awful study habits from high school, and I had to do it the hard way. Here are some tips from a Yale alum on his way to a Ph.D. on ...

Megan Sciarrino is a nonprofit communications professional who welcomes the diversion of storytelling and freelance writing. She’s mom to two very different daughters, a teen and a tween, who ...

Louise is a freelance writer from Toronto, Canada. Her work has appeared in several national publications, where she focuses on family, parenting and lifestyle stories. You can find her work in The ...

After the emotional blur of freshman year, we felt confident as we prepared for my daughter, Emily’s, sophomore year drop-off. We never anticipated that she would experience roommate issues as a ...

In today’s world, there’s an overwhelming emphasis on excellence. We love the star athletes, the performers, the innovative thinkers. Schools and universities highlight the extraordinary students, ...

I had empathy for this man (who was obviously the dad of a college freshman) as he stood across the aisle from me, because in his quest to find the right tool to adjust to a new chapter in life, I saw ...

As our third of four children prepares to leave home, I’m overcome with a quiet, profound joy. We’ve raised another decent, capable human being, and that, to me, is success. In a world that often ...

Every day, when I get home from work, I stop into my husband’s home office to say hi. It’s organized. It’s tidy. It’s calm. It’s quiet. The smell of vanilla gently wafts from the air diffuser that ...

As a former high school teacher, I looked forward to graduation season during my years in the classroom. It was delightful to see my students honoring their accomplishments and peering hopefully into ...

Ellen Giordano Austin is a freelance writer, based in Memphis, Tennessee. She and her husband have two grown-and-flown daughters. She enjoys solving jigsaw and crossword puzzles, biking, and playing ...