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  • Want to know if it OK to start or continue a blog while going to college?

    The Perils and Pitfalls of Blogging in College talks just about that. Its tough enough managing classes, sleeping and (ahem!) other college activites. Read what others have to say about managing their studies, being on campus and blogging. Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous

  • The Long and Winding Road to a PhD

    Via: Online PhD Programs @anniecolbert

  • NYTimes.com: Recruiting in China Pays Off for U.S. Colleges

    EDUCATION | February 12, 2011 Recruiting in China Pays Off for U.S. Colleges By JACQUES STEINBERG Dozens of colleges and universities are seeing a surge in applications from students in a nation where the economy is booming. Advertisement Copyright 2011 The New York Times Company | Privacy Policy Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous

  • Huffington Post: How Can We Improve College Learning? Turn the Curriculum Upside Down

    How Can We Improve College Learning? Turn the Curriculum Upside Down As higher education considers the ramifications of harsh reports on academic rigor and subjects, it would do well to re-think what it means to be educated in the 21st century.

  • NYTimes: Making Financial Literacy Part of the College Canon

    From The New York Times: YOUR MONEY: Making Financial Literacy Part of the College Canon College students often enter the real world with little knowledge of financial basics. Champlain College is trying to correct that. http://nyti.ms/eWe8CZ Sent from my iPad Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous

  • Top 10 Colleges for Ambitious Students

    Via the Huffington Post. From the Huffington Post: Top 10 Colleges for Ambitious Students Sent from my iPad Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous

  • Delaying College to Fill in the Gaps – The Wall Street Journal.

    Some students are deciding that college can wait.  Is the “Gap Year” taking traction here in the US? Delaying College to Fill in the Gaps http://online.wsj.com/article/SB20001424052970203513204576047723922275698.html Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous

  • Mini MBA focuses on Social Media

    Picking up from the previous blog post, one institution is making the business case for social media. Rutgers is offering a Mini MBA Program that is focused on social media. The program results in a certificate, however, I am curious to see how social media is being taught in business degree programs. More information about…

  • Grieving on the college campus

    Autumn on a college campus typically means students, faculty and staff  finally getting back in gear from  summer recess.  In recent years, getting back into the swing of things has taken on a new meaning. Now more than ever, colleges  and universities  have been under strain especially from current events. When stories come out in…

  • Some things they can’t teach you in college…

    http://cdn.abclocal.go.com/static/flash/embeddedPlayer/swf/otvEmLoader.swf?version=&station=wabc&section=&mediaId=7680670&cdnRoot=http://cdn.abclocal.go.com&webRoot=http://abclocal.go.com&configPath=/util/&site= A C.W. Post, LIU (Long Island University) student written to the CEO of Apple, Inc. for an quote about the use of iPads in Education. Take a look at the video to see what happens or read the story here: Student says Steve Jobs sent rude email. Posted via email from nextSTEPH’s posterous