This is a question that I hear all the time. And you know what? Very few high school students really know what they want to do when they grow up.
When I was growing up computers were something we had heard about but had never seen.… Continue reading
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Is higher education fit for the global urban era?
Our era of ‘global urbanization’ — one where the majority of the world’s population now lives in ‘urban’ areas – raises some interesting opportunities and challenges for higher education systems and institutions. This issue came to mind today when Roger Keil (Professor and Director, The City Institute at York University) tweeted a link to this story (‘How Cities Grow: Dispersion, not Densification‘) by Wendell Cox.… Continue reading
Discover Scholarships Just for Men
Up until the past decade or so, men were earning college degrees at a higher number than their female counterparts. And aside from athletic awards, scholarships specifically for men were not very common.
But a 2010 report by the American Council on Education shows that males account for only 43 percent of students enrolled in postsecondary education.… Continue reading
Educators Push Efforts to Get More Latino Men Into College
Latino men are “vanishing” from the higher-education pipeline, a trend that could spell serious trouble given current demographic trends.
That was the message delivered to more than 250 educators, counselors, students, and community leaders here on Friday at the Latino Male Symposium.… Continue reading
Even for Cashiers, College Pays Off
ALMOST a century ago, the United States decided to make high school nearly universal. Around the same time, much of Europe decided that universal high school was a waste. Not everybody, European intellectuals argued, should go to high school.
It’s clear who made the right decision.… Continue reading
More Students Majoring in Computer Science
According to “Computer Studies Made Cool, on Film and Now on Campus” (front page, June 11), the “Facebook effect” has created a welcome uptick in the number of students majoring in computer science. The article also notes that computer science programs “woefully lag in attracting women and many minorities,” a problem that has plagued the field for decades.… Continue reading
Special Report: Are Colleges Graduating Their Students?
Jerome Thompson entered the University of Akron in 1996, fresh out of high school. He dropped out within a year, saying in retrospect that he lacked the maturity and discipline to continue his studies. “It was, Should I go to class that day, or am I gonna hang out?” he says.… Continue reading
President Obama Phones Student Journalists
President Barack Obama held a telephone press conference with college and university student-journalists across the nation earlier this week.
More than 100 colleges and universities were invited to be a part of this conference call, and later had the opportunity to ask Obama questions.… Continue reading
Advantages of Attending a Community College
Richard O’Brien wasn’t sure he wanted to attend a community college. “Most of my friends were going straight to four-year schools and there is some negative stigma attached to attending community colleges,” he says.
After considering the pros and cons, O’Brien decided to attend Danville Area Community College and then transfer to complete his engineering degree at the University of Illinois.… Continue reading
College vs. University
As the seniors at Dunnellon High School begin counting down the days to graduate, nervous at the outcome of their decisions in high school and hoping they get to go to their dream school, an important question comes to mind; college or university?… Continue reading
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