Students should pick THIS university course to earn the most money after graduating
STUDENTS should pick their degree course carefully if want to have the best chance of earning wads of cash after leaving university, research has revealed. Daily Express :: Finance Feed
University Learning Store Focuses on Micro-Credentials
(Photo: Simon Stratford, Creative Commons) Six universities have teamed up to create a new credentialing initiative called the University Learning Store aimed at allowing users to obtain “micro-credentials” in specific skills, which the creators hope will help make the certification of knowledge more clear. Users can take a course for $ 50, $ 100, or $ 150, […]
Duke University Adjuncts Vote to Unionize Through SEIU
(Photo: Wikimedia Commons) The National Labor Relations Board has announced that a majority of Duke University adjunct faculty members have voted in favor of being represented by the Service Employees International Union. In all, 203 ballots were cast. Of that, 174 voted in favor of the union while just 29 voted against union representation. A total […]
University of San Diego Develops ‘To-Do’ Insight App for College Students
(Photo: Adrianna Calvo, Creative Commons) The University of San Diego has recently launched Insight, the first intelligent “to-do” application for students. The app is designed to assist multi-tasking millennials in being able to sync their academic and personal lives. The two main goals of the app are to help students become more organized and to provide […]
Islamic Society at top university under fire after SEGREGATING men and women at dinner
ONE of Britain’s top universities has come under fire after its Islamic Society segregated men and women at a gala dinner. Daily Express :: World Feed
University of Missouri Prof Click Appeals Termination
Former University of Missouri assistant communications professor Melissa Click is appealing her firing, which occurred last month. Her termination was connected to her participation in a race-related student protest, making Click believe that her expulsion was political in nature. Click explained in a statement that her dismissal was not fair because the university’s officials had not […]
University of Akron to Refund $4.1 Million in Student Fees
The University of Akron in Ohio had a 2015-2016 budget which included $ 10 million in increased fees to assist in resolving a “$ 60 million fiscal challenge” the school is correcting through the use of a three-year plan. The strategy included a raise in facilities fees which students who take classes on the main campus […]
Donald Trump to Be Witness in Trump University Fraud Case
Donald Trump is set to take the witness stand in a civil trial for a fraud case being built against recently-shuttered Trump University that will take place sometime after May 6, which is the scheduled date of the final pre-trial conference in the case implemented by former students of the school. According to court records, Trump has […]
Islamic university ‘BEATING heinous Islamic State’s cancerous propaganda’
A UNIVERSITY has claimed it’s winning the ideological battle against the Islamic State after attacking its propaganda and stopping young Muslims from being radicalised. Daily Express :: World Feed
Parent Company of University of Phoenix Acquired for $1.1 Billion
The for-profit education company that owns the University of Phoenix has agreed to be sold to a group of investors, including a private equity firm related to the Obama administration, for the sum of $ 1.1 billion. A number of state and federal investigations have been conducted in an effort to look further into allegations that […]