Vicki Nelson
Founder, College Parent Central; Senior Lecturer in Communications, Curry College
Highlights
Co-host of the College Parent Central podcast
Flute player in the Parkway Concert Orchestra
Member of the Association of Higher Education Parent Programming Professionals
Vicki Nelson, MA, is the founder of College Parent Central, an organization that helps parents partner with their kids during college. She’s also a senior lecturer in communications at Curry College in Massachusetts.
Nelson has more than 40 years of experience in higher education as a college professor, academic advisor, and administrator. She provides a wealth of information on the College Parent Central website and is the co-host of the organization’s podcast. She also plays the flute for the Parkway Concert Orchestra.
Nelson earned a bachelor of arts degree in English language and literature from Juniata College. She also earned a master of arts in theater education and speech at Emerson College and is a member of the Association of Higher Education Parent Programming Professionals.
Publications, media, and appearances
Your role as a college parent: Sideline coach (College Parent Central, 2009)
Parents, is your student off to college? Here’s some homework for you (College Parent Central, 2014)
Zooming out on the college experience: Taking the long (and wide) view (College Parent Central, 2024)