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Are two year degrees the future

Starla sumitted ago via http://www.independent.co.uk (Views: 115, Clicks: 1)
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In this writing I just want to find out whether three-year degrees are on their way out from higher education.

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8 Sure-Fire Hires: Degrees that Could Make Your Career Search a Snap

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://education.yahoo.net (Views: 147, Clicks: 29)
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While it can be intimidating to consider investing the time and money required to get a bachelor's degree, choosing the right degree could make it well worth your effort. Information on the following 8 careers is based on current projections by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), whose data indicate that these occupations will experience more growth than any others through 2016.

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Business Schools Break Tradition in Global Education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 114, Clicks: 7)
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Now the universities’ business programs are taking the globalization of education to a different level, offering courses that go beyond dry corporate case studies and broadening their collaboration with universities and businesses abroad, particularly in Asia.

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Preparing to Create the Sims of the Future

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 109, Clicks: 3)
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Game design, which was added to Bloomfield’s curriculum in 2004 at the undergraduate level, is becoming increasingly popular around the country. Southern Methodist University, Carnegie Mellon, Rochester Institute of Technology, New York University, the University of Southern California and Georgia Tech now offer similar programs.

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Proposed UC, Cal State budget cuts decried

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 110, Clicks: 0)
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Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's plan to slash higher education funding by about 10% would deny education to tens of thousands of qualified students and have a devastating long-term effect on the state's economy, university and college leaders said Wednesday.

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U-Md. Officials Approve Minor in Latino Studies

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 101, Clicks: 1)
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Undergraduates at the University of Maryland at College Park can now graduate with a minor in U.S. Latino studies after school officials yesterday approved the first such minor at a major university in the Washington region.

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My Son the Number

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 92, Clicks: 2)
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I FELT so liberated, so washed of envy, that when a colleague recently cornered me in my cubicle to let me know that his son’s SAT scores had risen 80 points in the second go-round, I congratulated him without a bit of regret. Not that long ago, I would have cringed, invested as I was in my own son’s scores.

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Don't complain if your classical education leaves you serving coffee

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.canada.com (Views: 105, Clicks: 3)
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What kind of job will be awaiting you upon completion of a four-year bachelor of arts degree in medieval history, psychology, philosophy or women's studies? -- the answer may well be Starbucks, GAP or Dell Helpline.

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To Vietnam, and Graduation

Skinner sumitted ago via http://www.businessweek.com (Views: 99, Clicks: 4)
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Student Perspective: "But I can safely say no matter where we are from—we have an internationally diverse program—we applied certain business notions to our plans that simply did not hold water in the economies we were visiting and researching."

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Community College Transfer Mess

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 113, Clicks: 1)
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Like many community college students, Josie Showers saw her classes at a community college as the first step toward a four-year degree. She was among the nearly half of American students who start college in two-year community schools. They are told if they work hard, their state's four-year colleges will be happy to accept them as transfers and cheer them on to graduation. But Showers, like many others, discovered those four-year schools are not as helpful as she had been led to believe.

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A Better Measure Than the SAT

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 38, Clicks: 1)
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College president explains decision to eliminate SAT scores

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House, Senate Pass Overhaul Of Higher-Education Programs

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 41, Clicks: 0)
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Friday, Congress passed a major overhaul of federal higher-education programs aimed at expanding financial aid and bringing greater clarity and disclosure to the student loan process.

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An Education in the Dangers of Online Research

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 51, Clicks: 1)
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Professors and librarians talk about plagiarism and other issues of academic integrity a lot more than they used to, said Barbie Selby, a university librarian, because research is so much easier to do now. It takes just a couple of clicks to copy and paste a passage from an online source into a paper, rather than going to the library, finding the right books and copying something by hand. Even unintentional mistakes are easier.

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At Columbia, Students Mix Studies With Volunteer Work, for Credits

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 51, Clicks: 1)
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When Columbia University engineering students were asked to design a better walker for residents of Harlem’s largest nursing home, they were not just helping elderly folks with hip problems have a better life through design — they were working for grades.

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Do you have an Oxbridge mind? - Education News, Education - The Independent

talesinstorm sumitted ago via http://www.independent.co.uk (Views: 90, Clicks: 23)
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Students hoping for a place at Oxford and Cambridge universities are being asked a series of bizarre questions as academics attempt to choose between students achieving almost uniformly high scores at A-level.

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Are two year degrees the future

8 Sure-Fire Hires: Degrees that Could Make Your Career Search a Snap

Business Schools Break Tradition in Global Education

Preparing to Create the Sims of the Future

Proposed UC, Cal State budget cuts decried

U-Md. Officials Approve Minor in Latino Studies

My Son the Number

Don't complain if your classical education leaves you serving coffee

To Vietnam, and Graduation

Community College Transfer Mess

A Better Measure Than the SAT

House, Senate Pass Overhaul Of Higher-Education Programs

An Education in the Dangers of Online Research

At Columbia, Students Mix Studies With Volunteer Work, for Credits

Do you have an Oxbridge mind? - Education News, Education - The Independent

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