By Heather VanMouwerik. Finally it is October, and we can start talking about autumn and cool weather (unless you live in SoCal). But it is also time for fresh beginnings, self-reflection, and back-to-school shopping. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
24 octobre 2015
R.I.P. First-Generation Graduate Student
By Regina Sierra Carter. I was on the verge of tears. My family and friends were on standby for moral support. I vividly remember flowers, fans, and programs. It was May and sweltering outside. Everyone was seated beneath a wide-brimmed tent to shelter us from the heat. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Modeling
By Herman Berliner. Going back to my days in graduate school, I have always had a fondness for economic models. Starting with actual data and past experience, and assuming some things change going forward, it is possible to project what the result will be of the change. If investment increases or consumer spending decreases, or auto sales accelerate, or oil prices decline, it is possible to predict the consequences, often with real accuracy. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Senate Republicans Question Probation of U of Phoenix by Pentagon
Three Senate Republicans on Thursday wrote to the U.S. Department of Defense to question its recent decision to temporarily suspend the University of Phoenix's eligibility for military tuition benefits. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Debate Over Jefferson Statue at U of Missouri
Students at the University of Missouri at Columbia are debating the appropriateness of a statue of Thomas Jefferson on campus. A petition was recently created urging the removal of the statue. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
The End of Science 'Permadocs'?
The number of postdoctoral fellows in biology and biomedical sciences declined for the first time in more than 30 years, according to a new paper in The FASEB Journal, a publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
1 Killed, 2 Injured in Shooting at Tennessee State
One person was killed Thursday night and two others were injured in a shooting at Tennessee State University, the Associated Press reported. The shootings come a week after three students (not all from Tennessee State) were shot at a house across the street from the university. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Major Delay in Obtaining ACT Scores
Students and colleges are being told by ACT that test scores from September are delayed because of high volume of test takers and because of longer scoring time for a new writing test. Students and colleges are frustrated and some fear missing some early decision deadlines. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Costly Overpayments of Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs doled out $416 million in Post-9/11 GI Bill overpayments during the 2014 fiscal year, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found in a new report. Read more...
24 octobre 2015
Report on Competencies Sought by Employers
A report last month from the Committee on Economic Development examined which competencies employers find essential in the workers they want to hire, as well as which competencies are in short supply. The committee is a nonprofit, nonpartisan public policy organization led by businesses interested in education, health and global competition. Read more...
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