By Selina Chignall. Karolina Kozak, 23, is currently pursuing her master’s in science at the University of Toronto. She has racked up $20,000 in student loans during her course of post-secondary study. She worries about the prospect of finding a job when she’s done school while trying to manage the interest on her loans. Read more...
By Eric Bell. University and college students in Manitoba will soon have access to an online database that will assist them in transferring course credits to other Manitoba educational institutions.
The Credit Transfer Portal will list academic credit transfer arrangements among seven partnering institutions in Manitoba, which will help ensure course credits are consistently recognized. More...
By Vauhini Vara. Last week, the Board of Regents for Iowa’s higher-education system announced the hiring of J. Bruce Harreld, a business consultant who lives near Vail, as the new president of the University of Iowa. During its search, the board, an appointed body, had interviewed notable candidates from the field of higher education, like the president of Oberlin and the provosts of Tulane and Ohio State, but in the end, they landed on Harreld, who isn’t well known in academic circles—or anywhere else, really. More...
As students start classes at colleges and universities across the country, new research shows that despite much naysaying, liberal arts degrees do lead to successful careers. Read more...
By Boland Jones. The word "innovation" and its many derivatives have come to define the state of business today. Every company, regardless of size, the service they provide or the product they produce wants to at least be perceived as being innovative, regardless of the reality. Read more...By Kevin Lynch. Canada is gaining an international reputation on the innovation front, but not the one we want. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
