The first semester is under their belts. Members of the Class of 2000 have survived the first round of finals, the first challenges of living with strangers, the first encounters with dorm food. And ...

New research suggests that the first semester at college could be more important than a lot of freshmen may prefer to think. Students who earn low first semester GPAs may be at risk of having a ...

The FOCUS and Constellations requirement for Trinity College of Arts & Sciences’ Class of 2029 marked a key change in its ...

The original version of this article appeared in Grading for Growth. In fall 2021, I took my first steps into the world of ungrading. Inspired by Susan D. Blum’s book “Ungrading,” I went fully ...

One's first year in college has its challenges and its triumphs—no two students have quite the same experience. We recently interviewed five freshmen following their first semester at Calvin. They ...

An idea came up on campus again this week that comes up from time to time. Couldn’t we save everyone a lot of time and angst by coming up with a common first semester that all, or nearly all, students ...

Before we head into a new semester, I figured I'd tell you some of what I learned from my first semester at college that may help you next semester. One thing I learned from experience, and from ...

Hello readers! I can’t believe I’m saying this but I’m almost at the end of my first semester as a college student. Personally, I felt like Thanksgiving break was way too short but now I’m finally ...

NewsWorks reached out to a few graduates of local high schools and asked them to tell us about their experiences during a first semester at college. Here’s a response from Adam Kurtz, graduate of ...

Yale College’s Fall 2022 term officially concludes classes on Friday, Dec. 9 at 5:30 p.m. For first-year Yalies, completing their first semester marks a milestone in their academic careers. The first ...