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Returning vets adjusting to classrooms from ‘combat mindset’
The conversion from the field of combat to the college classroom is often quite complicated for transitioning military veterans – with over 100,000 college-age veterans soon to return from the Middle East, experts wonder whether the proper assistance programs are in place.
Top 20 Eco-Friendly Colleges
Sierra Magazine is out with it’s 2009 list of ‘top eco-friendly’ U.S. college campuses. Does your school show up?
You can ‘learn’ a lot about a student through social media…and it’s not all good
Social networking tools offer great value, even in the classroom, but issues regarding an individual’s public and private life are becoming increasingly complex.
Students with ‘good personality’ increase chances of college entrance
Colleges and universities nationwide are broadening entrance criteria to consider their prospective applicants’ personalities.
Value of Online Education-It’s a ‘Matter of Degree’
With the rising popularity of online education yielding a new wave of graduates, prospective employers are increasingly warming to the value of online degrees.
Jobless Graduate Blames College, Files Lawsuit, Earns Little Sympathy
A jobless New York City Woman is suing the college where she recently earned her degree for not properly assisting her career efforts – millions of additional unemployed workers nationwide offer little support.
College Admission : Tips from a college freshman
Following your passions can greatly help you in gaining admittance to universities. Admissions committees want passionate students to be on their campus because it makes their college more lively and interesting. When it comes to the more selective colleges, I can’t stress enough how much the uniqueness factor seems to play a role in admissions. [...]
Lots to Offer at Campus Career Services Offices
Not enough students realize the valuable to them at their Office of Career Services.
Career Services is your one-stop-shop for all academic and personal needs. There are many services offered year round. Workshops, counseling, academic assessments and career fairs are all a part of Career Services.
They also typically administer student employment and keep job postings current [...]
College Student Traffic to their Campus Career Centers Up Dramatically …
Employer Traffic … Not so much
Last week, NACE (National Association of Colleges and Employers ) conducted a “quick poll” of select career center members (chosen to reflect a cross-section of the membership) to measure student and employer activity levels on campus relative to last year, and to identify actions taken by career centers to address [...]
Student Loans are Getting Harder to Find
Harris Miller on Politico said this week … “This sector’s 2 million students are usually older, working adults, often living independently and arising from a less affluent socioeconomic cohort. These students require higher education programs with mo
Career Education Lures Top Students
Kinea White Epps, Staff Writer for Districtadministration.comCourses under the CTE umbrella have been revamped, tailored to the modern workplace.An honors student at Athens Drive High School, Monica Matthai had her heart set on becoming an orthodontist, a
September Job Trends: Get a Geology Degree
With all of the economic instability lately, September’s Bureau of Labor Statistics Jobs Report showing unemployment holding steady at 6.1% can only be interpreted as good news. However, given the numerous substantial changes to major financial employer
Don’t Give Up on That Technical Degree: The US Still Leads the World In Science and Technology
Seems like every time we turn on the television news or talk radio,someone is pontificating about the decline of the United States as atechnological superpower. According to a study released this week by RAND Corporation, this just isn’t the case. RAND
