Graduates at Valparaiso University Saturday were encouraged to go forward, take what they have learned, and use their precious time to lead purposeful, fulfilled lives. “Class of 2024, time is indeed the most valuable commodity,” U.S. Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, said. Young delivered the commencement address at the ceremony for the College of Arts and […]
May 10—Patricia Victor recalled a time in her childhood when she and her best friend were exploring a broken-down vehicle in a neighbor’s backyard. They determined it was doomed by a leak of windshield wiper fluid. Victor, who grew up on the San Carlos Apache reservation in Arizona, would later learn the problem was a […]
By Nate Raymond and Karen Sloan (Reuters) – A group of 13 conservative U.S. federal judges said on Monday that they would not hire law students or undergraduates from Columbia University in response to its handling of pro-Palestinian demonstrations. The judges, all appointees of former U.S. President Donald Trump, called the Manhattan campus an “incubator […]
Madison Gladney loves the work she does with AmeriCorps in Detroit trying to reduce flooding on the city’s east side. “I love everything about it … but I’d like to be paid a little more,” said the recent Michigan State graduate with a degree in public policy. She hoped to be working full time after […]
Since I arrived in Worcester as executive editor a year and a half ago, I’ve frequently heard from college students asking about internship opportunities. Today, I’m happy to say, we have an opportunity for a college student or recent college graduate to work at the T&G for the summer as a paid intern. If you […]
‘My son makes over $100K/year and still lives at home’: TikToker runs the math and says college grads now spend the same percentage of income on rent as workers earning $3.10/hour did in 1980 Back in the 1980s, having a good job meant you could buy a house, settle down and enjoy a comfortable life. […]
‘Shameful’: Mike Rowe trashes college degrees, says Harvard grads are taking their ‘degrees off the wall’ — is welding, pipe fitting or HVAC a better path to six figures? Higher education has traditionally been hailed as a crucial stepping stone to success, but TV personality Mike Rowe argues this belief is now out of date. […]
Jan. 25—CHEYENNE — Laramie County School District 1 came in four percentage points below the statewide 2023 average graduation rate, the lowest rate that Wyoming’s largest K-12 school district has seen in eight years. The Wyoming Department of Education released its report on graduation rates for the Class of 2023 on Thursday, and both of […]