Livin’ Soap Free and Lovin’ It!
Not me. Ever, if I can help it. If the apocalypse comes and there’s no more soap, I can promise you that my cleansing ritual will include the daily removal of at least one layer of skin using a...
View ArticleEpic Procrastination Inspiration
Blerg! The depths of Winter Term hold no inspirational grip on any human hanging out within the halls of higher education. It’s pretty much just fear keeping everyone going. In this situation,...
View ArticleFall 2011 Facebook App for Financial Aid
What do you get when you smash Bill Clinton, a UNLV grad, MTV, Bill and Melinda Gates, College Board, and Facebook? No, not that. (It was my first guess, too.) A Facebook App that matches college...
View ArticleOCW Consortium Partners with Leading Community College Consortium, CCCOER, to...
Remember the Open Courseware Consortium folks? They’re awesome in their wielding of powers for good. They make online courseware available to educators and students everywhere. The newest project is...
View Article10 Things College Students Waste Money On
Forbes has an article up on the 10 Things College Students Waste Money On. Tuition seems to be the least avoidable item on the list, but textbooks and school supplies are certainly full of frugal...
View ArticleGet Smart About Choosing A College
It turns out parents and students are less than rational when it comes to choosing institutions of higher learning for the prospective college student’s matriculation. Paying for the education venture...
View ArticleMoving On After An Epic Fail
Along the lines of my previous post regarding the much abhorred Epic Fail, Emily Chapman at Hack College wrote a piece advising one to Refuse to Dwell, Move On, Kick Ass. Well put. Posted by Alexa...
View ArticleTax Breaks for Higher Education
Forbes contributor Robert W. Wood gives advice about which forms of higher education qualify for tax breaks. Wood lists the following articles for even more information on how to get a break from the...
View ArticleMichelle Obama Supports Girls in STEM Majors and Careers
The unfortunate phenomenon of elementary-aged girls becoming interested in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) subjects, going off to college intending to major in and then pursue a career in...
View ArticleThis Is Why College Costs So Much
What has risen 400% in 25 years? Not housing prices in San Francisco, but that’s an excellent guess. Nope, it’s college tuition. That one-liner factoid takes me out at the knees and makes me want to...
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