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Expert on high school-to-college transition to speak at Connecticut College Friday

Karen Levin Coburn, co-author of "Letting Go: A Parent´s Guide to Understanding the College Years," will speak at Connecticut College at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28, in the John C. Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center. Photo courtesy of Washington University.

September 27, 2007

Karen Levin Coburn, co-author of "Letting Go: A Parent´s Guide to Understanding the College Years," will speak at Connecticut College at 7 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 28, in the John C. Evans Hall, Cummings Arts Center.

The talk is free and open to the public.

Coburn´s book, "Letting Go: A Parent´s Guide to Understanding the College Years," which she co-authored with Madge Lawrence Treeger, is widely considered to be a must-read for parents of college-bound students. Coburn is the assistant vice chancellor for students at Washington University in St. Louis, Mo., and is one of the nation´s leading experts on the college experience.

Coburn´s talk is part of Fall Weekend, the college´s annual celebration for alumni, friends of the college and students and their families. Other Fall Weekend events include an all-campus pep rally and a number of panel discussions, lectures, athletic events, mini-classes, alumni gatherings, campus tours and other events. For more information, visit: http://fallweekend.conncoll.edu.

For more information contact: Amy Sullivan (860) 439-2526; amy.sullivan@conncoll.edu