January 9, 2004

Educating Parents About College Life

By HELEN E. JOHNSON

Several decades ago, the idea of "parent relations'' in higher education was virtually unheard of. Since then, programs and offices for parents have been springing up at institutions all across the country. Administrators Promoting Parent Involvement, a national organization for parents' programs administrators, was founded in 1998 with an initial group of 30 colleges and universities. It now has more than 80 institutional members and continues to grow each year.

What's caused the

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