Archive for July, 2009
Mortgage Help for Ohio College Grads
The Ohio Housing Finance Agency has been given the green light to develop a program providing mortgage assistance to new college graduates, says a report in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The OHFA is a public/private agency that is headed by a board of trustees mostly appointed by the governor. The agency’s mission is contributing to [...]
Community Colleges Enthusiastic Over New Financial Opportunities
Last week, President Obama gave a speech in which he announced his “American Graduation Initiative,” a plan involving the investment of $12 billion into the United States’ community college system. As expected, community colleges across the country are thrilled with this development and already seeking new ways to upgrade their facilities.
Big plans are already [...]
A Little Educational Anarchy at MIT
One of the most interesting aspects of the early Internet days – Web 1.0, in today’s terminology – was the spirit of freedom that ruled the online culture. The notion of selling services did not come easily to the Internet, where traditionally what you found online was free to use.
Open source software and software modifications [...]
Bill Gates Calls on Lawmakers to Increase Funding for Education
By now, everyone in the world is well aware of the United States’ current economic crisis. That said, there is another quiet crisis that has been plaguing the country for many years running. That crisis concerns education, and now a celebrated modern captain of industry is stepping in to demand that something be done.
Addressing [...]
Boston Online School offers Business Degree in Ethics
The Boston Globe is carrying a story about the New England College of Business and Finance and their recent addition to the degree catalogue. The Master’s Degree in Business Ethics and Compliance is being offered for the first time this year, solely as an online course.
Some wags would argue that an ethics degree in business [...]
UK Cracks Down on Fake Colleges
When it comes to online and smaller colleges gaining legitimacy, one of the biggest roadblocks can be the sheer number of fake and fraudulent “colleges” coming down through the pipes and setting up shop every year. There are often too many to deal with, but officials are doing what they can to weed out the [...]
Ivy League Comes to the Desktop: Online Degrees
eCornell has become a reality as Cornell University has developed a series of online training programs that result in certification. The training program consists of courses designed as continuing education for professionals or those entering the job market that want to study specific aspects of executive management.
These are twelve week courses divided into six [...]
Average Age at Trade Schools Rises as Career Changers Go Back for More
There’s an interesting phenomenon happening at vocational schools right now. Once, they were inhabited mostly by fresh-faced career-minded teenagers straight from high school and ready to learn a trade. Now, as the country’s career opportunities change and downshift, the average profile of vocational school students is changing drastically to new demographic — the career changer. [...]
Feds Working toward Student Loan Relief
As of July 1st 2009 students with federally guaranteed loans now have the option of a monthly payment cap based on income level. The College Cost Reduction and Access Act took effect on July 1st of this year, providing opportunities for a college loan payment cap. According to the terms of the bill any graduate [...]
Employment 2.0:The Rise of the Social Network Revolution
Just a few short years ago, online job site Monster.com was on top of the headhunting world. It was simple, direct, and it had by far the best commercials. It had a simple message: your future is waiting, and we can help. But with the landscape of the internet changing rapidly, is the future waiting [...]
