Some spend thousands hiring professional dorm room decorators, but these parents are happy to take on the job themselves if it means their kids will be comfortable Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture ...

It’s a wonderful way to personalize a dorm room and a really great way to make truly feel like home. With the projects below, ...

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Over-the-top dorm decor is on the rise, particularly in schools where social media reigns supreme (#BamaRush, anyone?). We're making the case for the madness to stop Alex Apatoff is the Managing ...

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In the past 30 years, university housing costs have risen substantially. But in the housing world, higher prices don’t always guarantee higher standards. A student at Southern Maine Community College ...

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, ...

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The elevators that creak and groan at every floor they land on, mysterious hallway odors that waft from room to room and that one person playing deep-cut Taylor Swift in the communal showers. Amid the ...