Archive for October, 2011

Michelle Obama Supports Girls in STEM Majors and Careers

The unfortunate phenomenon of elementary-aged girls becoming interested in STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) subjects, going off to college intending to major in and then pursue a career in one of those fields, and ultimately veering off somewhat sharply into less science-and-math rich majors and careers is common. [ READ MORE ]

Initial College Attendance of Low-Income Young Adults

The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) has a report out that shows the colleges low-income students head for first tend to be for-profit schools. That particular population is underrepresented in four-year public and private colleges, and overrepresented in the for-profit schools. All of which is not new, but it does mean fairness in higher education has still not been achieved[ READ MORE ]

Tax Breaks for Higher Education

Forbes contributor Robert W. Wood gives advice about which forms of higher education qualify for tax breaks[ READ MORE ]

Moving On After An Epic Fail

Along the lines of my previous post regarding the much abhorred Epic Fail, Emily Chapman at Hack College wrote a piece advising one to Refuse to Dwell, Move On, Kick Ass. Well put[ READ MORE ]

3 Financial Favorites From Ramit Sethi

Who needs more straight-up and simple financial advice than college students? Possibly only the city of Detroit. The always-awesome Ramit Sethi has yet to fix Detroit, but he has you covered[ READ MORE ]