Good article about student loan defaults. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323420604578650420166447266.html?mod=WSJ_article_comments#articleTabs%3Dcomments About 22% of those not in school are either in default or forbearance. … [Continue reading]
Washington University Engineering Says Northwest Missouri’s Calculus and Physics is “Equivalent” to Theirs
July 26, 2013 by
There is an article in today's NY Times that mentions Randolph College and some of the problems they, and others, are having filling freshman slots. … [Continue reading]
Times Post Relies In Part On Report From Questionable Source
July 24, 2013 by
Here is the link to the article. (Also, my previous post is a comment on this article.) http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/07/22/college-counseling-and-job-prospects/#more-165893 I have commented before on the National Association of … [Continue reading]
NY Times Post on Academic Advising Is Good But Needs to Address Issues of Trust
July 23, 2013 by
The NY Times had a recent article on Saturday ("Frayed Prospects, Despite a Degree") and this follow up post about the lack of advice about … [Continue reading]
High Unemployment for Recent Grads in Info Systems, Comp. Sci., and Engineering
Today's USA Today has a good article on unemployment for recent grads. (http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2013/07/30/tech-job-unemployment/2595669/) I commented with my views. "After spending over a quarter of a century as a … [Continue reading]