The Real Debt of College Education
It's hard to turn around these days without bumping into a story bemoaning, debating, defending or decrying the skyrocketing costs of higher education.
It's hard to turn around these days without bumping into a story bemoaning, debating, defending or decrying the skyrocketing costs of higher education.
Katie Hawkes | Posted 05.22.2012
Maybe if we stopped viewing the value of education for the value of its price tag, we'd get a clearer picture of the pros and cons of grad school. Not everything can be properly evaluated with a financial measuring stick.
Women & Co | Posted 04.19.2012
When it comes down to it, the decision to pursue further education lends itself quite nicely to the same thing we rely on to help us make other expensive decisions: simple math.
Laura March | Posted 04.02.2012
Spoiler alert: I survived the conference. Nevertheless, I wish I had been better prepared. For those of you attending conferences in the near future, here is some of my advice.
Catherine Seraphin | Posted 05.22.2012
Hey, seniors. How was spring break? Did you go totally crazy? Steal a street sign for your dorm room? I hope it was fun, because the real world is going to hit you like a bag full of bricks. And stones. And cement.
Meredith A. Bennett-Smith | Posted 12.12.2011
My generation has already made sacrifices, and we are sure to make many more. I work hard, pay my dues and don't often complain. But I am no longer willing to pretend this exploitative practice that is unpaid, for-credit internships is acceptable.
Jacoba Urist | Posted 11.26.2011
Why not encourage them to ride out the recession in the hallowed halls of higher education, and emerge in a few years with some bankable skills and an impressive degree? Well, here's my advice.
Attiyya Anthony | Posted 12.05.2011
For the first time, the student debt level has exceeded the overall American credit card debt level.
Brian Joseph Davis | Posted 10.17.2011
The love-hate relationship between creative writing MFA programs and writers has not changed much since Kurt Vonnegut was playfully piqued by the emerging phenomenon of writing programs in the 1960s.
Beth Kobliner | Posted 10.04.2011
Finally! The debt ceiling drama is over and we can all breathe a big sigh of... Wait a second. It's certainly not a sigh of relief that you're hearing...
HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.09.2011
Graduate students at the University of California voted resoundingly to elect a slate of reformers to lead their union, United Auto Workers Local 2865...
HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 07.04.2011
The elections committee for a union representing academic student employees in the University of California system voted unanimously on Tuesday to res...
Paul Kedrosky | Posted 05.25.2011
Rather than wandering the world, or getting sucked into the grad school vortex, I hope an unpredicted number of 2011 graduates take up the entrepreneurial challenge.
NPR | Lynne Truss | Posted 05.25.2011
You might think the last things grad students need are more books. After all, if you're in grad school, most of your time is already occupied research...
Bob Samuels | Posted 05.25.2011
If we want to build America's knowledge economy, it makes no sense to train students from China and India in our federally funded labs. We should do what our competitors do and restrict foreign admissions.
Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011
According to a new report from the Commission on the Future of Graduate Education, graduate students give the U.S. an edge in the global arena. Bu...
The Chicago Maroon | Posted 05.25.2011
"If I had more money, I could save up and some day start a family. I wouldn't have to feel bad about going to the theater once in a while," seventh-ye...
Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011
Dear Christine, I am struggling with reaching a goal. Since 2004 I have wanted to get my MBA, but there is one thing that keeps me from realizing my d...
Christine Hassler | Posted 11.17.2011
Dear Christine, I've just graduated from graduate school, but instead of feeling excited, I'm feeling really sad. I went directly to grad school aft...
Yvette Kantrow | Posted 05.25.2012