| Parent Listserve?
Oberlin needs a parent listserve! A small group of parents seem to use this site to communicate with one another about all of the intricacies of helping their children (or themselves) navigate the college. It would be so helpful to expand this dialogue to the larger parent body as I am sure very few look at College Confidential once their kids actualy enroll. Do you think Oberlin would have an interest in setting this up through the school's parent program? My older daughter's college Wesleyan has a wonderful parent listserve which Oberlin could look out as a model. Parents exchange information on far-reaching topics from simple logistics such as travel and insurance to broader topics such as transitioning to "real" life beyond school, etc. Just this past May there was horrendous murder at Wesleyan and the listserve became a lifeline for parents to learn what was actually transpiring and how we could best help our children cope from afar. It also became a tremendous resource for parents to brainstorm together which lead to the establishment of a scholarship in the student's honor, thanking the local police department and establishing anti-violence educational resources. Has a parent listserve been discussed at Oberlin?
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