Back-to-school shopping looks a little different for those who are preparing to head off to college. Dorm room living can call for Twin XL sheets, shower caddies, closet organizers, and stocking up on ...

From left, parents Kevin and Michelle Shea of Cincinnati help move freshman Meredith Shea, right, into Smith-Steeb Hall at Ohio State on Wednesday. At Smith-Steeb Hall, families pulled bedding, ...

Elizabeth Diaz was the valedictorian of her high school class in Bakersfield. But that does not mean her path to a four-year university has been easy. “Honestly, (UC Berkeley has) been my dream ...

Late-night studying and partying can cause a college student's waistline to bulge out of control. In The Dorm Room Diet, college student Daphne Oz -- daughter of Dr. Mehmet Oz (author of You, The ...

For 50 years, commuting students have come to UMass Boston by car, subway and bus, only to leave as the campus closed each evening. On Tuesday that timeworn "commuter college" identity cracked a ...