Helicopter parent? There’s an app for that

Helpful support for students or an expensive way to interfere? Inside Higher Ed reports on a new app which updates parents on their student's progress. But is it a helpful addition to student support or just a license for interfering parents? It's not cheap either: When families sign up for the program and pay the …

A checkup call from the top

Valuable student support measure or a bit of a gesture? In addition to spending what must be a huge amount over the past few months on advertising in the trade press, Boston University has undertaken another big investment, according to The Boston Globe, checking up on new students: With new students wrapping up their first …