Monthly Archive June, 2009

Colleges Find Innovative Ways to Cut Costs | 06.28.09

During these difficult economic times, even colleges are getting hit hard with the need to cutback. As a result, many are looking at creative ways to save some money and to stretch their dollars further. Here’s a look at some of the strangest cutbacks colleges have been making recently.
We Don’t Need No Stinkin’ [...]

A Growing Number of Schools Experiment with 3-Year Bachelor’s Degree Programs |

Have you been shying away from pursuing a bachelor’s degree because you don’t have the time or money to spend four years in college? If so, you might be interested in looking into a new program that is being offered by Hartwick College this fall.
Hartwick College, which is a small liberal arts college located [...]

Brain Researchers Focus on New Methods of Study | 06.27.09

When heading back to college, it can be helpful for you to gain a greater understanding of how your brain works. After all, if you understand how your brain processes information, you may be able to use your brain’s abilities to its fullest. According to an interesting new article found in the recent [...]

How Will the Kindle Impact Education? |

If you are looking for a way to save money on your college education while also making it easier and more convenient for you to access the textbooks you need for your studies, you might want to consider purchasing the Kindle. This handy software and hardware platform, which was developed by Amazon.com’s subsidiary Lab126, [...]

Forbes Releases its List of Top 20 Highest-Earning Blue Collar Career Paths |

Are you looking for a new career path that will help you bring in a handsome salary while also enjoying job security? If you like working with your hands, there are several blue collar jobs you might want to consider pursuing. In fact, according to Forbes.com, there are 20 blue collar jobs that [...]

Small Businesses Take Innovative Approaches for Coping with the Economy |

Although there has been a great deal of gloom and doom being reported on the news when it comes to unemployment, the New York Times recently ran a story proving that not all businesses are cutting back on their employees during these difficult economic times. In fact, some are taking some innovative steps to [...]

Employers Struggle to Find Qualified Workers in Certain Fields |

You would have to be living under a rock to not know that our current economic state has left literally millions of people without a job or in search of a new one. Yet, according to a recent article in the New York Times, there is one broad area of employment where job opportunities [...]

Daydreaming May Actually Be Good For You! |

Do you find yourself “zoning out” or daydreaming on a regular basis? If so, you will be happy to know that a recent study conducted at the University of British Columbia has determined that the human brain is actually more active during this state than we used to think. In fact, the researchers [...]

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