Undergraduate Education

The Undergraduate Visitor to the Harry Ransom Center

Elana Estrin | Posted 05.27.2012

Read More: University, John Steinbeck, The Grapes of Wrath, Samuel Beckett, Anne Sexton, UT Austin, Undergraduates, Undergraduate Education, Harry Ransom, Harry Ransom Center, Universities, Robert De Niro, The University of Texas at Austin, Video, Education News

Since its founding, the Harry Ransom Center, a humanities research library and museum at The University of Texas at Austin, has been an important re...

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Unfair Education for American Undergraduate Students

Dr. Mariappan Jawaharlal | Posted 01.23.2012

Read More: Undergraduate Education, Foreign-Students-US-Studying, Student Loans, Undergraduate Costs, Skilled Immigration, Foreign Graduate Students, College News

When I was a graduate student in the early 90s, there were hardly any American citizens in our program. I think there were just two.

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Back to Square Undergrad

Erica Daigle | Posted 11.26.2011

Read More: Nontraditional Students, Going Back to School, Graduate Degrees, Undergraduate Education, Third World America, College Graduates, College News

Having been through it all before, we find ourselves asking the following questions: Is a degree in a practical science worth anything anymore? Can "older" graduates compete with fresh-faced 22-year-olds?

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Should You Wait to Start an MBA Program?

Christie Garton | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Educational Advancement, Continuing Ed, Education, MBA After Undergraduate, Undergraduate Education, Mba, Continuing Education, Getting an MBA, College News

If you're a business student, the odds are you've probably considered earning your MBA. However, before you proceed, here are some things you should consider.

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A Generation Lost in Space: Overeducated and Underemployed in America

Amy Langdon | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Unemployment, College, Life Purpose, College Graduates, Careers, Undergraduate Education, Economic Crisis, College News

There is an entire generation of young people whose parents told them to just get a degree. A huge group of that generation is now educated -- with the debt to show for it -- and unable to find work.

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London School of Economics (LSE) Director Howard Davies on the Past, Present, and Future

Rahim Kanani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dfid, Religion, Business School, International Development, Climate Change, London School of Economics, Higher Education, Undergraduate Education, Lse, World News

Religion is clearly an important force in the contemporary world whether you believe in it or not, and therefore I think we need to try to integrate that better into our teaching.

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University Students Propose a 2030 Federal Budget with $65 Billion Surplus

Dr. Jeffrey H. Toney | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politics, New York Times, Undergraduate Education, Federal Budget Deficit, College News

With the Bush tax cuts set to expire at the end of this year, it is a good time to think about our nation's deficit. The New York Times recently chal...

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Myths About Higher Education in the United States

Jonathan R. Cole | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ivy League, College Students, College Tuition, Undergraduate Education, Harvard, Higher Education, Myths, Education News

It's time to dispel four widespread myths about the quality of higher education in the United States. The first of these is that teachers at the elit...

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The Anti-Intellectualization of America and Commensurate Candidates

Rizwan A. Rahmani | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abortion, Minimum Wage, Education, Math, Rand Paul, Joe Miller, Anti-Intellectualism, Science, Christine O'donnell, Undergraduate Education, Sharron Angle, Graduate School, Tea Party, Global Warming, Politics News

I suspect there is a direct correlation between the 'dumbing down' of America through a crumbling education system and the increase in kooky candidates.

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Science Education: The Value of Undergraduate Research

James M. Gentile | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Grinnell College, National Science Foundation, Undergraduate Education, Early Career Scientists, Howard Hughes, College News

Growing concern about America's continued leadership in science and innovation is well- documented, and now new research offers hope. It provides, for...

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Academic-Community Mentorships: An Entrepreneurial Approach to Undergraduate Education

Dr. Rick Cherwitz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Undergraduate Education, Public Research Universities, Diversity, Community Engagement, College News, Academic Engagement, Intellectual Entrepreneurship, College News

With tuition rising, many are concerned with containing the cost of higher education. As important as this is, shouldn't we also focus on ways to maximize the benefits of a college education?

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Technology Revolution On College Campuses

washingtonpost.com | Zephyr Teachout | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Online Learning, Education Technology, Education, Technology, College, Undergraduate-Education, Internet, Technology News

Undergraduate education is on the verge of a radical reordering. Colleges, like newspapers, will be torn apart by new ways of sharing information enab...

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