Some 75 percent of high school seniors say they visit a college campus without ever contacting the admissions department. Not all prospective students want or are able to take a guided tour of campus, but without an alternative, many students visit on their own, and are walking away with unanswered questions and no communication from […]

Sodexo has provided dining and hospitality, student accommodations and facilities management services to the higher education community in the United States and around the world for nearly 50 years. As a strategic partner they focus on improving the student experience through integrated services that promote quality of life. Sodexo's University Lifestyle Survey tracks the undergraduate […]

It is propitious on the 200th anniversary of the birth of beloved American naturalist, Henry David Thoreau, that we reflect on lessons he learned in the woods. He put it this way: "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I […]

Curious about the digital habits of college-bound high school students? Since 2005, the E-Expectations report has offered a deep dive into their needs and desires. The latest study, conducted in April in partnership with Ruffalo Noel-Levitz, NRCCUA, CollegeWeekLive and OmniUpdate, looks at a sample of 4,274 high school seniors, juniors and sophomores, plus 3,530 of their […]