Where’s the money?
A new survey of college grad salaries is out. According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), there was good news for new college graduates: the overall average salary for the...
View ArticleWhen weighing your college options, compare curricula
Key to being satisfied with your college choice, and to graduating on time, is avoidance of surprises and unnecessary barriers to success. That’s why you should consider the curricular requirements of...
View ArticleUnity College stakes out a leadership role on climate change
Unity College (Maine), which bills itself as America’s environmental college, has announced it will make climate change the central focus of its curriculum. According to its website, Unity is tying...
View ArticleDo you want to be a lawyer?
Law school enrollments are plummeting. And for good reason. The jobs aren’t there, and the cost is sky-high. In other words, the economic proposition isn’t nearly as good as it used to be and,...
View ArticleOne of the biggest mistakes in choosing a college
Perhaps the most common mistake in choosing a college I encounter is the tendency of people to choose based on the reputation of the school with little or no regard to the strength of the academic...
View ArticleWomen shy away from business majors
Bloomberg Businessweek reports that fewer women are enrolling in undergraduate business programs. According to Bloomberg: Although women make up about 50 percent of college business graduates...
View ArticleWhat to do deserves more attention than where to go
One in 4 college freshmen changes majors by the end of his first year. Many have no idea what to major in or what they want to do following graduation. At many colleges, fewer than half ever graduate....
View ArticleCollege grads who are higher paid, less indebted and more satisfied
In connection with a survey it conducted in collaboration with Chegg, McKinsey & Company issued a report titled Voice of the Graduate from which we learn that half of all college graduates express...
View ArticleThe economy rewards some personality types more than others
This is how much money people with your personality make This infographic, produced by Jessica Roy, was posted by The Washington Post here, where you can find some additional commentary. The full...
View ArticleSTEM Attrition
The National Center for Education Statistics of the Institute of Education Sciences (NCES), U.S. Department of Education, just released a new statistical analysis report (SAR) entitled “STEM Attrition:...
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