Tag: College chat
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Diverse Conversations: The Academic Entrepreneur: Supplementing Your Income
More and more academics are recognizing the potential to supplement their income from higher education positions with out-of-the-box projects and schemes. To try and get to ... -
HBCU Insights: A guide to maximizing your HBCU experience
A column by Larry J. Walker Over the next several weeks thousands of students will arrive at private and public HBCUs throughout the nation. A new ... -
What’s Wrong with MOOCs and Why Aren’t They Working?
Note: The following guest piece comes to us courtesy of Harman Singh, CEO of WizIQ. He founded the company in 2006, which has evolved to be ... -
College Scorecards and Affordability for Minorities
Recently, President Obama made waves when he visited three college campuses and talked about plans to make higher education more affordable. His proposals include implementation of ... -
Do we know where Republicans stand on education?
Forbes.com has an interesting opinion piece posted about the GOP presidential candidates and where they stand on education. Rather, it’s what they should be asked in upcoming ... -
Report: Southern states cutting higher ed funding the most
A new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) shines a spotlight on how far funding for higher education has fallen since the ... -
Becoming a teacher: 5 degrees worth exploring
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Top 3 Award-Winning HBCUs
In recent years, HBCUs have been closing at an alarming rate. It can seem like these schools, once meant to provide education opportunities to black students ... -
Diverse Conversations: Finding a Mentor
Mentorship is a huge part of professional success in higher education. If nothing else, having a solid mentor helps higher education professionals to develop valuable contacts ... -
4 Fascinating Truths about First-Generation College Students
College attendance has become less of a privilege and more of a necessity in the contemporary workforce. This cultural shift is a reflection of President Obama’s ...
