Marshall University has a new major this year that it hopes will give students a leg up in the global market place: Japanese. Plans for a Japanese major have been in the development stages for several...
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Several years ago I remember teaching an introductory course for would-be elementary school teachers and talking about the problems that No Child Left Behind created for rural states. Keeping...
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Claremont Graduate University in Southern California has announced the creation of a professorship in Mormon studies and has signed one of the Mormon world's most prominent historians to fill the...
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If you're a high school student looking forward to college, you may want to consider a fast track option. Lucky students can now take college courses while still in high school, leading to a...
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More specifically, sign on to youtube.com. The 'video share' site has long been appreciated for its entertainment, but it's also a great place for college students to catch up on, or get...
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Do you love literature? Does Russian poetry or theology set your passions afire? Would you love to spend years studying foreign languages or philosophy? Then do it. Not only is the absolute best major...
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(Source: Colgate University) Ever wonder what it's like to play Santa Claus? Philanthropists experience it year-round. Now some colleges are helping students wear that (red) hat. Read this from...
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(Source: Emerson College) Yesterday's Boston Globe Magazine ran a piece on Emerson College, a Boston institution dedicated to communications and visual and performing arts. Its famous alumni...
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Readers of the New York Times should check out this Sunday's magazine for a special section on art and design schools. Called "Great Places to Learn," the section offers a tour of the...
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College just keeps getting better and better. I almost wish I hadn't been yet, just so I could experience all the amazing things happening now. Okay, most colleges require some math courses and a...
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(Source: SUNY-Stony Brook) Journalism programs, it seems, aren't just for budding journalists anymore. As papers scale back operations and reduce staff, fewer jobs are available for new J-school...
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Now here's a cool story. What does your homework consist of? A research paper, perhaps some math problems? What if you spent your time getting ready for space travel? For students seeking higher...
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Thinking of majoring in English, or pursuing the subject in graduate school? Considering a career as an English prof, or simply wondering what one might do with an English degree? If any of the above...
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Don't have time to sit through lectures? Not to worry. Just strap on the old iPod and get educated. That's the concept, sort of, behind Apple's latest venture. Working with six...
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President George W. Bush will soon announce his plan to fund the inclusions of 'critical' languages into college and university programs. These languages include Chinese, Arabic, and other...
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(Source: Connecticut College)Econ 101, Poli Sci 101, Expository Writing and...The World of Reality TV? College freshmen these days have the opportunity to add offbeat seminars to their fare of...
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(Source: Harvard University)A recent New York Times article sheds light on a phenomenon unfamiliar to most would-be Ivy Leaguers: You can go to Harvard as an undergraduate even if you don't get...
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(Source: Yale University)Thanks to an anonymous gift of $100 million, students at the Yale School of Music won't have to worry about that pesky nuisance called tuition. As a result, graduates...
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Let's be honest: Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs in writing, which typically offer instruction in fiction and poetry, have never been considered terribly practical. Can a brief stint in...
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(Source: Yale University)Want to teach but need a master's degree? If you don't mind teaching in New Haven, Yale has a program for you. Free. Yale, which doesn't operate a school of...
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(Source: Trumpuniversity.com)A real estate and entertainment empire worth billions, a hit television show and now this: Trump University. If you can't become the Apprentice, at least you can...
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