20-year-old Yasmine Moudarrir is one of thousands of college students at UNC-Chapel Hill finding their classrooms, labs, and lecture halls during this busy first week of school. This time two years ...

The standard process for students interested in post-secondary education is to apply during your senior year of high school, get admitted, decide where to attend, graduate high school, and spend your ...

Gap years are often a sign of privilege. It’s true. Media coverage of Malia Obama’s decision to take a gap year before college has brought a new level of attention and scrutiny to gap years in the US.

Since the pandemic upended students’ educational paths, more and more young people have opened their minds up to taking a gap year between high school and college. Taking time off felt natural for ...