5 “Sure-Thing” Career Fields
As you pursue a career for the first time or transition into a new job, you don’t want to jump into a career where opportunities are limited. Instead, look at these hot programs in industries where the demand for trained professionals will be high for years to come. Read the rest of this entry »
Top 10 Recession-Proof Jobs in 2010
In 2010, unemployment remains around 10% as companies nationwide continue significant cutbacks in spending and workforce. With more and more experienced and established workers vying for the same jobs once virtually guaranteed to those fresh out of college, today’s college graduates must seek recession-proof professions and careers in order to ensure future employment. Read the rest of this entry »
How To Deduct Your Student Loan Interest
It’s tax time again, and if you paid interest on a student loan in 2009 you may be eligible to deduct up to $2,500 of the interest you paid, whether the loan was for your own education, your spouse’s, or that of a child or anyone else who was your dependent at the time the education was undertaken. Read the rest of this entry »
7 Celebrity Sponsored College Scholarships
Tis the season to be sharing, so we’ve compiled a list of scholarships offered by some of Hollywood’s biggest names. Some of these college scholarships are pretty hefty offering full-ride scholarship opportunities. Enjoy and good luck! Read the rest of this entry »
5 Photography Jobs to Die For
Point, click and shoot your way into cool and well-paying gigs after completing photography school. We found five photography jobs to envy that you can aspire to once you finish a photography program.
UK Student Loan Fiasco Foreshadows Future Woes in US Plan
President Obama’s Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, which would force students to obtain their college loans directly from the federal government, is not an unprecedented consolidation of the student loan industry. In fact, across the Atlantic in the United Kingdom, students must now utilize a centralized authority for their student loan needs. This authority, the Student Loans Company (SLC), has been designated by the government as the sole provider of student loans in the U.K. In its first year, the SLC has already so muddled the process that much of the angered public has called for the resignation, or firing, of its head official. The outrage comes on the heel of reports that more than 100,000 students in the U.K. are still awaiting their first loan payment, months after the start of term. The SLC has found many scapegoats for the delays, including a record rise in loan applications, the recession, and even the transfer of the student loan administration from the various smaller local authorities to the SLC. Read the rest of this entry »
Ig Nobel Prize – Science’s Highest Award
This week science announced its highest honor, the Ig Nobel Prize. Well, it’s the highest honor for those who do research on funny and at times pointless things. Each year Improbable.com gives away the Ig Nobel Prize show casing the best and oddest in the world of science. Who said a degree in chemistry would lead to a boring life in the lab?
And the winners are… Read the rest of this entry »
Berkeley Students Protest Tuition Hikes
Students at the University of California Berkeley protested tuition hikes by occupying various campus administration buildings. The students and facility were protesting a thirty two percent hike in tuition; the tuition increase would raise semester prices by over 500 dollars.
Several students were arrested after at least 50 students occupied a classroom building on the Berkeley campus early Friday. The standoff continued through the afternoon, as supporters on the campus banged drums and cheered. Students later vacated the building and moved their protest to a public student building after they were threatened with additional police enforcement. Read the rest of this entry »
New Military GI Bill Faces Hurdles
Transitioning from the combat zone to college, returning soldiers are being welcomed by a new military GI Bill that should serve as a financial crutch to ease the stresses of the switch to college.
Student Loans: New Payment Plan to Help Save Money
Most student loan borrowers do not realize that on July 1, 2009 a new, more lenient payment plan was made available for those people having trouble repaying their federal student loans.