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HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: Mayville State offers workshop on student learning
Grand Forks Herald
HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: Mayville State offers workshop on student learning. Education experts Matt Skoy and Steve Winfrey will discuss mindset and how it impacts students at a one-hour workshop Wednesday at Mayville (N.D.) State University, the ...

5 weeks 1 day ago

Christian Science Monitor

Millions of Graduates Hold Jobs That Don't Require a College Degree, Report ...
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
Students who graduated into the Great Recession have struggled to find work that fits their learning. But according to research released on Monday, millions of college graduates over all—not just recent ones—suffer a mismatch between education and ...
Have degree, driving cab: Nearly half of college grads are overqualifiedChristian Science Monitor
Are college graduates underemployed (and if so, why)?Inside Higher Ed
COLLEGE GRADS DRIVE CABSCNNMoney
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5 weeks 1 day ago

Letter recommends higher education focuses on bettering graduation rates
UT The Daily Texan
In an open letter to college and university leaders from the National Commission on Higher Education Attainment, E. Gordon Gee, president of Ohio State University, said graduating on time is essential for the country's success. “The number of Americans ...

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Higher education briefs for Jan. 28, 2013
The Advocate
The donor, Sonja Bilger Romanowski, of Dallas, received a bachelor's degree in psychology from Tulane University's Newcomb College in 1962 and earned her masters of social work in 1964 from the school. The first recipient is assistant professor ...

5 weeks 2 days ago

Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

Expert in Diplomacy to Become Amherst College's First Provost
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
I will have to create the sort of relations and constituency that actually justify having the position at a liberal-arts college like Amherst." While the title is becoming more common at liberal-arts colleges, it is regarded by some higher-education ...

5 weeks 2 days ago

Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

College Rankings: a Guide to Nowhere
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
This month high-school seniors have been frantically submitting their college applications for the January deadlines. Students aspire for acceptance into a reputable college, yet how do they determine which one is the best for them? Many of them turn ...

5 weeks 2 days ago

Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)

Illustrations by Steve Brodner for The Chronicle Review
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
One thing these books and articles do is announce ends: Liza Mundy and Hanna Rosin focus on how women are doing so much better in every way (education, jobs) than men are that the latter are "ending." Naomi Wolf writes about how her quest for a better ...

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5 weeks 2 days ago

College Education
Toledo Free Press
... of voter ID requirements, they may also be asked how the Electoral College votes will be counted. In what may become one of this nations most important electoral decisions in many years, States may in fact be forced into obtaining a College Education.

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5 weeks 2 days ago

Poorer Texas Kids Lead to Higher Education Costs
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
If they do eventually get into college, the state's Higher Education Coordinating Board says they are relying on a shrinking pool of financial aid. Public schools and state universities are calling for more money as the state's Republican leadership ...

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5 weeks 2 days ago

Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio

Recent Grads Underemployed Because of Low Job Supply
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
The report, conducted by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP), attributed the large amount of underemployed, recent college graduates to the economical premise of a lacking supply-and-demand flow in education and the workforce.
The College Grad/Employment MismatchInside Higher Ed
Study: Nearly half overqualified for jobsTribune-Review

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