Candidates For Employment Reveal Their Secrets
New competency data from a range of providers has the potential to revolutionize hiring, unbundle the degree and usher in a golden age of American education.
Polsky Gift Highlights Chicago’s Academic-Innovation-Entrepreneurship Link
A $35 million gift from clean energy investor Michael Polsky to the University of Chicago highlights the link between the city’s growing tech and entrepreneurship scene and its academic community. The Polsky gift brings all the school’s innovation and entrepreneurship efforts under one roof.
25 Most Expensive Schools Worth Every Penny
Four Trends Destined To Close The Gap Between College And Finding A Job
Colleges are struggling through tough conversations and seeking unconventional partnerships in a world where more and more universities grapple with a new role of higher education. Here, the four biggest trends.
More Concussion Litigation Is Coming –And Probably To A College Near You
Yesterday Doug Whaley, the former NFL player and current Buffalo Bills General Manager was interviewed about the injury status of star receiver Sammy Watkins and said: “It’s a violent game that I personally don’t think humans are supposed to play.” A day later he amended his former statement to “clarify” that it is a great game and espoused the standard NFL corpspeak about rule changes and the game “continues to have a great future.”
Top 50 Best Value Colleges 2016
4 Effective Ways New Grads Can Build Good Credit
The transition from college to adulthood can feel overwhelming, but it can also be empowering if you’re armed with the right knowledge.
Higher Education In Review: May 2-24
Michael DeBow recaps the recent news in higher education.
Avoid Making These 5 Mistakes At Your Internship
10 Jobs In High Demand That Don’t Require A College Degree
15 Surprising Things Productive People Do Differently
Rethinking The Meaning Of Colleges’ Low Acceptance Rates
Although colleges love to crow about these numbers, they conceal a fact that few outsiders realize: A low acceptance rate, along with high scores, grades and other characteristics, indicates inputs, not outputs. It says nothing about what, how or whether students learn once they’re there.
Think Your Way To Victory
Mental work is as important as physical work.
A Gap Year: What Difference Does It Make?
“A gap year between high school and college is a waste of time.” Not true. If planned properly, this year offers a taste of real life.
5 Pieces Of Advice We Should Stop Giving Graduates
The ‘inspirational’ messages that get recycled every graduation season are bad advice.
Amusing Ourselves To Death With Donald Trump
If those of us of a progressive, liberal persuasion were to choose a candidate of similar TV-star qualifications but different political views and personal style, we would be nominating Oprah.
Wake Up Millennials, Trimming Your Waist Line Has Caused You To Trim Your Investing
Millennials, I’m talking to you! Many of you have overlooked the value of investing for retirement; however, it’s time you take a closer look. Don’t follow in the footsteps of your Baby Boomer parents. Do the math and start saving your retirement today.
College On Sale: Few Pay Full Price To Attend Private College
More than 88% of students attending private colleges and universities receive a scholarship or grant from the institution. According to the latest data, the average discount rate for entering freshmen at private colleges and universities is 48.6%. (NACUBO tuition discounting study) This means that, on average, students and parents only pay about half of the published price. On average, the institutional scholarships and grants cover more than 55% of the published tuition.
8 Real World Skills College Doesn’t Teach You
The fact is, there are some professional skills the college classroom doesn’t teach you. Here’s what you still have to learn.
Billionaires’ Advice For New College Grads
Lessons From Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Commencement Speech
This morning, the Pulitzer Prize winning creator of Hamilton: An American Musical, Lin-Manuel Miranda, addressed the 2016 graduating class of the University of Pennsylvania and received an honorary doctorate. After a fitting, rapped introduction by the university’s provost, Miranda took the stage to address the graduates.
Will China’s Educational System Strangle Economic Growth?
As China tries to grow its way onto the list of high-income economies, innovation will have to play an increasingly more important role. Is China’s educational system capable of producing the innovative and talented workforce it needs? Or will the country’s growth be hobbled by what goes on in its classrooms? Many are concerned that the Asian giant will fall short.
For-Profit Berkeley College Partners With German University As Industry Regulations Mount
President Obama has made it clear that he is no fan of for-profit colleges. His Education Department has pursued regulations and enforcement that have put some out of business. And when talk show host Ellen DeGeneres surprised a happy viewer with a $25,000 scholarship to private-sector University of Phoenix as a Mother’s Day giveaway, the internet went crazy. How dare Ellen, who stands for progressive values, “shill” for a college that tries to make money?
5 Hidden Costs Of Not Interning Before You Graduate
Summer break has finally arrived. College students may have plans to spend time at the beach, lake, or music festivals. Relaxation is important, but they may not realize that there are hidden costs if they don’t use this time to complete an internship before they graduate.
Stand Proudly During The College Process
Approach the college process with your head held high and your dignity intact.
United World College Dilijan: A Lens Into The Future Of Education
I recently visited UWC Dilijan, in Dilijan, Armenia, and was beyond impressed with what I saw.
2016 30 Under 30: Education
How A 25-Year-Old CEO Leads A Workplace Full Of 20-Somethings
What are the challenges of managing employees your own age? Liz Wessel, the 25-year-old CEO of WayUp, shares how she does it.
2016 30 Under 30: Enterprise Tech
Hillary Clinton Wants To Bring College Dreams Closer, And This Is How
As President, how will Hillary Clinton help make college more affordable and more attainable for many Americans? This question and others were answered on Quora by Hillary Clinton.
Unethical Amnesia: Why We Tend To Forget Our Own Bad Behavior
Engaging in bad behavior causes memories of those acts to gradually become less clear—a phenomenon researchers call “unethical amnesia.”
How Much Financial Aid Will I Get?
Predicting your financial aid is very difficult and bears little correlation with the published tuition of the institution. You are likely to get a larger grant at institutions where you will improve the institution’s statistics. Thus, if you are academically above the average in terms of test scores and/or high school grade point average for the school or add to the school’s geographic diversity, you are likely to be offered a scholarship or grant which is greater than the average grant at that institution. Thus, if that institution has an average discount rate of 50%, half tuition, you are likely to get a grant which is above that and your grant may even provide for free tuition, a 100% discount. If you are accepted at a school that is a reach for you, you may not be offered any institutional grant aid or it may be a small grant. Many schools have learned that we all like something on sale and thus they give some discount to all of their entering class but they will vary the discount rate by how desirable you are to them.
Historians And Astronomers Share These Scientific Methods In Common
A new project using newspaper ads to learn about slavery shows how both historians and scientists rely on indirect inferences to learn about their field of study.
Graduating A Majority-Female Physics Class
Nationally the proportion of women earning degrees in physics averages 20% across all degree levels, the lowest of all the physical sciences. In spring 2016, Harvey Mudd College graduated 52% women physics majors. Harvey Mudd president Maria Klawe and incoming physics chair Theresa Lynn discuss ways to encourage women to pursue physics.
STEM And Making In Education Is Growing
STEM education is an important aspect of how we remain competitive as a nation. Last year, President Obama announced over $240 Million in new STEM commitments during the 2015 White House Science Fair. It was part of a much larger initiative from the “Educate to Innovate” campaign that has over $1 billion in financial and in-kind support for STEM programs. The administration’s attention on makers and making is part of the national movement kicked off by Make magazine and its founder Dale Dougherty.
The Class Of 2016 Is In For A Nasty Surprise
A college degree is no longer a guarantee of a good job, while a new survey finds a mismatch between graduate expectations and the reality that awaits them in the workforce.
Best Billionaire Commencement Speeches
Decoding Your Child’s Bedroom
We’ve all seen it: the bedroom that looks like a bombsite. Dirty clothes scattered everywhere, solitary socks separated from their mates, sneakers hiding under the desk like guilty criminals…and yes, books and papers and calculators and binders…everywhere. A peek inside the well-worn backpack reveals a similar landscape of demolished paperbacks and crumpled tests, maybe even a bit of yesterday’s ham sandwich.
5 Mistakes To Avoid Making At Your Internship This Summer
You only have a couple weeks to make a good impression. Avoid making these mistakes at your summer internship.
How Some Of The Poorest Girls In The World Get Exactly The Education They Need
“To care for yourself, you need first to care for others — so that you feel valued,” one teenage girl reads from a black and white speckled composition book.
Will Millennials Just Uber Their Life?
For the past few years, the car industry has faced a dilemma due to the reduction in car purchases by Millennials. Some blamed it on the new demand economy, which created Uber, while others stated that Millennials were more prone to living in urban areas where cars are not necessary; however, recent studies have uncovered a different culprit.
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