Move over U.S. New & World Report, there is a new college rating guide on the newsstands, and its making waves. Washington Monthly, a low-circulation progressive political journal has jumped in with a new ‘best colleges’ list. But rather than using Ivy League and Big Ten colleges and universities as measuring sticks, the [...]
Tennis legend Andre Agassi is holding serve off the court these days with the Andre Agassi Foundation. This foundation was founded over 17 years ago and has been focused on children ever since. Now, the Andre Agassi College Preparation Academy, founded in 2001, is in full effect and is dedicated to helping underprivileged children [...]
As the world sits on a climatic knife-edge, the United States continues to feel the pounding of natural disasters. From hurricanes to the devastating forest fires raging in California, Mother Nature has been extremely emotional with our humble nation. However, as much as we scurry when the clouds open and the environment lets [...]
The swine flu epidemic that is greeting students this school year is being fueled by another epidemic hitting schools this season: the nurse shortage. More and more students are vulnerable as understaffed schools lack trained nurses to diagnose and treat children. Have a passion for helping? Always wanted to know how [...]
Our current recession has made every single sector of the economy tight with cash, including Veterans Affairs. The recently passed historic post-9/11 GI Bill is slow to provide benefits for soldiers that are done with service and now looking for higher education. Although benefits have been slow to arrive to half of the [...]
Top Colleges has been on the green band wagon for some time. Increasing attention on the Greenhouse Effect and the introduction of Obama’s Energy Reform has led to a boom in the green energy job sector; a boom that is set to continue well into the future. What better time to get involved, ensure your [...]
Think jobs in fossil fuels are becoming extinct? Think again. A New Jersey coal plant is adding new infrastructure to an old station in an attempt to reduce toxic waste and go green. Careers in architecture, trades and conservation are just a few of the opportunities created by this plan.
The 41 year old [...]
Steve McQueen is the epitome of classic American style. Known as the “King of Cool,” McQueen is a movie star of the 1960s and 1970s starring in popular movies such as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, Bullit, The Getaway, Papillion and The Towering Inferno. He received an Academy Award nomination for his role [...]
