Gap years have changed quite a bit over the last decade, moving beyond global travel and volunteering to any activities (travel or no travel) that contribute to personal growth, and
Profiles of three Harvard students who took gap time before or during college. (Harvard College News, 12/18/2025). Click here
Katherine Stievater, founder of Gap Year Solutions, and Joanna Lilley, founder of Lilley Consulting, discuss therapeutic programs and gap year programs for members of the Independent Educational Consultant Association (IECA).
For decades, the path was straightforward: graduate from high school, attend college, secure a job, and enjoy financial stability. Parents saved, students borrowed, and the diploma became shorthand for employability. But in 2025, that script is breaking down.
Support for students who aren’t ready for college (Child Mind Institute, 7/9/2025). Click here.
Explores how we can help our children become less materialistic and superficial, and support them in finding their purpose (Erica Komisar, Institute for Family Studies – 6/9/2025). Click here.
A last-minute round of deal-making from schools eager to boost enrollment. By Jeff Selingo, 5/23/2025. New York Magazine (link to Apple News version). Otherwise paywalled here.
Lifespans, traditions and societal expectations have all changed yet the transition from adolescence to adulthood remains rigid. From The Globe and Mail, 6/30/2025. Article link.
Link to article in DNYUZ, 4/28/2025
Brown University allows all admitted students to “request to defer enrollment” for one year Link to article from The Brown Daily Herald, 3/17/2025
