Diploma Mills Attacked by Congress

Some members of Congress are getting fed up with diploma mills. They state that diploma mills are a public heath risk, especially in fields like health, engineering and security, so Rep. Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Rep. Michael Castle (R-DE) and Rep. Betty McCollum (D-MN) introduced the bill, Diploma and Accreditation Integrity Protection Act of 2009 Share [...]

Female Teachers Transfer their Math Anxiety to Girls

Some people are just not math people. But according to a new study by the University of Chicago, one person’s math anxiety can be transferred to another. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

People Stick with Internet Job Searches Longer Than Traditional Means

Looking for a job has become less of a hassle because of the internet. Users can job search daily, without leaving the comfort of their own home or head to the local library. According to a new study by the Phoenix Center, internet users are 50 percent less likely to give up on a job [...]

Manic Mondays Are No Longer a Myth

Monday mornings, when you may go to work or school, can be quite manic. The Bangles even wrote a song about it (It’s just another manic Monday / wish it were Sunday / cause that’s my fun day). And many people have a hard time waking up. Well, researchers actually have a name for this [...]

Guaranteed Job Placement at Thomas College

Many people are going back to college to retrain into other fields or to finish that degree that they started years ago. But does going back to college guarantee you job placement? If you go to Thomas College in Maine, it does. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

To be Educated, or not to be Educated, that is the Question: A Look at Education and Salary Statistics

by Victoria Rodriguez Baziuk Going back to school can be a challenge in itself, especially once a person has settled nicely into a long-term career, and has established tenor with the company in which they are working. But what is the low down on education and salary? Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

Fake College Degrees: How to Know Real From Phony

By Diana Bocco Fake college degrees are a relatively new business. Before the Internet started reaching every home, in the mid-80s, it was almost impossible for phony colleges to reach potential customers. The need for degrees, continuing education and career advancement, however, has always been there, and fake college degrees Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

The Reason Why College Students Dropout

So what’s the reason why college students dropout? Some college students dropout because they are simply bored with college coursework or they simply have to dropout to get a job to pay for their living expenses. Share and Enjoy:FacebookTwitterGoogle BookmarksemailPrintPDFStumbleUpondel.icio.usYahoo! BuzzPing.fmRedditDiggLiveLinkedInMySpaceTechnoratiRSS

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