colleges and universities

Pursuing a higher education and obtaining a degree from any of a number of colleges and universities is an excellent first step in being able to compete for much sought-after jobs, especially the higher-salaried careers.

In today's world it is imperative for every able-minded individual to seek as much higher education as possible. Let it be known that many employers also wish to hire employees that not only have a single degree, but who also aspire to go the extra step into graduate school and earn their masters. Bachelors degrees are in many respects a dime a dozen, and any competitive advantage or addition to your core competencies and resume will definitely be well worth the effort expended.

In choosing between colleges and universities, study well your options, and carefully weigh the time commitment and expenses that will be incurred in the form of savings or a loan, or if you are lucky, a gift or scholarship.

Bloggers speaking on the subject of colleges and universities can be found at sites like universityparadise.com and online-schools-blog.com.

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• Highlights and Concerns From Graduations Across the Country

  
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  By JOSEPH PRONECHEN | For graduation ceremonies, the outlook was a bit brighter, as many Catholic colleges and universities chose as commencement speakers high-profile Catholics who are exemplars of the faith. Among them are Cardinal Timothy...
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• At War Blog: ROTC Returns to CUNY More Than Four Decades After Removal

  
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  Former Secretary of State Colin Powell is expected to attend a ceremony welcoming the Reserve Officer Training Corps back to the City University of New York.        
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• Proud Moment for Morehouse

  
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  Morehouse College has a long and storied history as a Historically Black College. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Benjamin Mays are among the legendary leaders produced by this hallowed institution.  To have the nations first black president is a signal occasion. Im thrilled for them. This is a wonderful reminder ...
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• The Choice Blog: College Plans Always Work Out, Even When They Don’t

  
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  Although Will Walker, who will attend Williams College, counts himself “lucky,” he encourages other students with unfulfilled college plans to wait: “the universe usually has a way of working things out.”        
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• UMBC student stabbed in fight on campus

  
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  A student at the University of Maryland Baltimore County is recovering after being stabbed on campus on Saturday. Authorities say the student was stabbed at about 6 a.m. ET in Erickson Hall during a disagreement with a former student. The victim, who has not yet been identified, was transported to Union Memorial ...
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• U.S. Campuses Wrestle With Safety Perceptions

  
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  Concern among international students and their parents about U.S. campus safety long predates the Boston Marathon bombings. Still, American schools seem to be more popular than ever.        
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• In Britain, a Return to the Idea of the Liberal Arts

  
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  Having been on a continual retreat from the Continent, a broad-based humanistic education is now making a comeback at some British universities.        
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• Briefly: Education: Report Ranks Universities by Individual Subjects

  
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  British and American institutions dominate a new QS report that allows prospective students to search a list of top 200 universities based on specific fields of study.        
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• On the Waiting List, Some College Applicants Try a Little Dazzle

  
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  Students are bombarding their dream schools with baked goods, family photos, craft projects and dossiers of testimonials, to name just a few come-ons that admissions offices have seen recently.        
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• The Waiting Game

  
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  The Times’s Ariel Kaminer on how far high school seniors (and their parents) will go to get themselves off a college waiting list and into the school of their dreams.        
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• Professor, Ex-Addict, Confronts Perils American Indians Face

  
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  David A. Patterson, a professor at Washington University in St. Louis, has firsthand knowledge of the cultural disconnect, substance abuse and other problems facing American Indian communities.        
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• News Analysis: The Challenge of Choosing a Commencement Speaker

  
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  Pomp, circumstance and the perennial debate over free speech on campuses.        
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• Fourth No Confidence Vote for the President of N.Y.U.

  
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  The vote this week of the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development was 117 to 45 against the president, John Sexton.        
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• Economix Blog: Q. and A. on the ‘Shell Game’ of College Aid

  
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  In a question-and-answer exchange, the author of a new report on financial aid describes problems in making college affordable for low-income students, and potential solutions.        
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• Common Sense: How Cooper Union’s Endowment Failed in Its Mission

  
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  Cooper Union recently announced that it would begin charging tuition, a decision made after decades of bad financial choices and recent treacherous markets.        
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• Zhu Ling Case Re-emerges, Unleashing Chinese Fury

  
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  Nearly two decades after Zhu Ling was poisoned, her case has electrified the nation with questions about the power of China’s political elite in a society where justice remains elusive.        
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• Q. and A. on the ‘Shell Game’ of College Aid

  
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  In a question-and-answer exchange, the author of a new report on financial aid describes problems in making college affordable for low-income students, and potential solutions.
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• The Choice Blog: 7 Reasons to Avoid Senioritis

  
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  Be careful. Senioritis, that intensifying disinterest in maintaining high academic standards, is real — and it is dangerous, as regular readers of The Choice are aware.        
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• University of Delhi New Four Year Programme

  
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  Good news for students who have passed class 12th examination, University of Delhi has come up with a new four year Under Graduate Programme the details of which can be found below. The approval notice for the same is also available on Delhi Universities website at ...
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• Best Top 10 Engineering Colleges in Chennai, India.

  
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  We published the lists of Top 10 Engineering Colleges of various places like India , USA , U.K , Canada, Australia etc. Now we decided to provide the list of Top 10 Engineering Colleges in different states of India and we already published the Best Top Ten Engineering Colleges Lists for Punjab and Haryana . In ...
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