College is primarily about getting a quality education, we're told. Everything else—including college athletics—is supposed to supplement getting that precious diploma. However, when you examine how...

During a normal Tuesday high school staff meeting, I received a phone call I had hoped and prayed I would never receive. The voice on the other end informed me that one of my students had taken his life the ...

I'm an interviewer for the University of Pennsylvania and a high school senior asked me, "What do I have to do to get in? I have a friend who has the same grades and SATs as me, and she got in." On College...

NFL Players Learn Success Extends Beyond the GameGet downloadable PDF.Get downloadablel PowerPoint presentation.About/DisclaimerWhat Happened:The NFL Playoffs are in full throttle, with a handful of teams drivi...

"But one thing I do: Forgetting what is behind and straining toward what is ahead" (Philippians 3:13).Human beings have a proclivity to cherish the past. We look at our own history and experiences through rose-...

Hasbro is making what you might call a game-changing move to its best-known board game—cutting one of its famous Monopoly tokens in favor of something a bit, well, different. What's getting the axe? That'...

A study has found that folks who consume more sweetened drinks, whether sodas or fruit drinks, diet or regular—are more likely to be depressed. The study, presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...

Sexting—sending and receiving sexualized pictures via cell phone or computer—is already a serious problem among teens; but despite efforts to curb the practice, a handful of new programs may exacerb...

One of every five high school girls binge drink, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention—a ratio that translates into millions of female teens consuming dangerous amounts of alcoh...

"My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is made perfect in weakness" (2 Corinthians 12:9).In his book Failing Forward, John Maxwell explores growth from the vantage point of failure. For many, failure may...