Twenty years is one standard definition, but in some contexts you’ll find 21 years, and 30 years comes up from time to time. The general idea is a span from birth to when a person could begin a ...

A new generation has been born. "Generation Alpha" is the latest term denoting a distinct group of people born in a specific period. I was curious to know more about this new generation. Fortunately, ...

Baby Boomers, Millennials, and Gen Z are pretty common buzzwords now when it comes to discussing the cultural and political values held by different age groups. These are three of the largest (and ...

・Federal law defines a first-generation college student as someone whose parent or parents did not complete a four-year degree, but colleges sometimes use their own definitions. ・First-generation ...

This story was featured in The Must Read, a newsletter in which our editors recommend one can’t-miss story every weekday. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. In the early days of 2025, there was a ...