Colleges and Universities

May 15, 2020

Quarantined Teens in Love and Apart

Gabby Rodriguez and Kai Laidhold ask to see each other every day. The answer from their parents is always the same: No. It has been more […]
May 5, 2020

Barack Obama to Celebrate Graduating Seniors in at Least 3 Events

Graduating seniors across the United States who are missing traditional commencement events because of the coronavirus pandemic have had stars step up to fill the void. […]
March 17, 2020

From Zoom University to the Zoom Party

On Sunday afternoon, Eleanor Dolan celebrated her 17th birthday in Minnesota with 20 of her closest friends. They listened to pop music and traded jokes. When […]
December 7, 2019

My So-Karen Life

ImageCredit…Illustration by Saehan Park While everyone is complaining about boomers, Gen Z doesn’t want you to forget to complain about Generation X, the other generation that’s […]
November 6, 2019

Thousands of College Kids Paid to Work for a Viral Party Kingpin. What Could Go Wrong?

For eight years, a digital media company called I’m Shmacked has posted viral videos of the college party scene. Beer bongs, booze, marijuana and scantily clad […]
November 6, 2019

Thousands of College Kids Paid to Work for a Viral Party Kingpin. What Could Go Wrong?

For eight years, a digital media company called I’m Shmacked has posted viral videos of the college party scene. Beer bongs, booze, marijuana and scantily clad […]
October 31, 2019

Tales From the Teenage Cancel Culture

ImageCredit…Anthony Freda 1. A few weeks ago, Neelam, a high school senior, was sitting in class at her Catholic school in Chicago. After her teacher left […]
October 29, 2019

‘OK Boomer’ Marks the End of Friendly Generational Relations

ImageShannon O’Connor’s OK BOOMER hoodie.Credit…via Shannon O’Connor In a viral audio clip on TikTok, a white-haired man in a baseball cap and polo shirt declares, “The […]
December 13, 2017

‘Where Out-of-Town Girls Could Come Feel Safe in New York’

At a recent event for the very active alumnae of Finch College, the genteel Upper East Side women’s school that dramatically closed its doors in 1975, […]
November 24, 2017

Modern Love: Winning the College Contest Means Everything Is Rosy, Right?

Advertisement Modern Love has held four college essay contests over the last 10 years. We checked in with two winners to see how telling their stories […]