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Interview With Lawrence Goldstone, Author Of The Anatomy of Deception
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The Fruit Hunters: A Story of Nature, Obsession, Commerce, and Adventure
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Interview with Nino Ricci, Governor-General Award-Winning Author
Birmingham City University will offer a one year-course that will consider social networking sites as communications and marketing tools.
Jon Hickman, the course convener, said he had received a good response from potential students and described what the course would entail.
“During the course we will consider what people can do on Facebook and Twitter, and how they can be used for communication and marketing purposes.
“There has been significant interest in the course already, and it will definitely appeal to students looking to go into professions including journalism and PR.”
Before I dived into a career in new media startups, I wanted to get into investment banking, too:
Banking has been a popular choice among graduates in recent years. Five of the top 30 most desirable recruiters in Europe are banks, with Deutsche Bank leading the pack, according to a 2007 survey of some 40,000 students by Berlin-based research firm Trendence.
Although there is no evidence to suggest graduates are turning away en masse, universities are concerned for next year’s intake and, with banks such as Citigroup and Bear Stearns cutting jobs, some students are less keen.
“The more I met people from the investment banking sector, the less I liked what I saw,” said 21-year-old Marion Deneuville, a London School of Economics student who investigated jobs with large investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan and Merrill Lynch.
“You used to be able to move up to the next level in a bank after three to five years, but that’s not guaranteed now, they are letting people go.
“It’s always been incredibly competitive and now it’s even harder. The perks, like big expense accounts to balance out the 80-hour weeks, are gone.”
“Among my saddest moments as a career counselor is when I hear a story like this: “I wasn’t a good student in high school, but I wanted to prove that I can get a college diploma. I’d be the first one in my family to do it. But it’s been five years and $80,000, and I still have 45 credits to go.”
I have a hard time telling such people the killer statistic: Among high-school students who graduated in the bottom 40 percent of their classes, and whose first institutions were four-year colleges, two-thirds had not earned diplomas eight and a half years later. That figure is from a study cited by Clifford Adelman, a former research analyst at the U.S. Department of Education and now a senior research associate at the Institute for Higher Education Policy. Yet four-year colleges admit and take money from hundreds of thousands of such students each year!” - According to Marty Nemko
CINCINNATI, June 22 /PRNewswire/ — Galen College of Nursing announced it has opened a new campus in the greater Cincinnati area, located at 100 E-Business Way, Suite 200, right off I-275 near Sharonville. Galen offers a nationally-accredited post-secondary education focused solely on nursing.
Galen College of Nursing, which offers both an RN and LPN program, has graduated more than 4,000 students at its campuses in Louisville, Kentucky, St. Petersburg, Florida, and San Antonio, Texas, since its inception in 1990.
“Our students can receive an Associate of Science degree in Nursing in only 21 months, and LPN certification much sooner,” said Elizabeth Heyman, Dean of Nursing for Galen’s Cincinnati campus. “We offer an intensive program that is focused on hands-on clinical education. And no pre-requisites are needed to get started — students just need to pass the entrance exam to enroll.”
Galen College of Nursing’s new 18,000-square-foot-facility will feature three classrooms, a clinical simulation lab, and a science lab, with plans for more to be added in the near future. The modern facility will also include several state-of-the-art training models on which students can hone their techniques on “patients” with a myriad of clinical conditions, from minor flesh wounds to heart conditions, and much more. Because Galen is devoted solely to nursing education, there is no competition for resources like at multi-program colleges, which helps ensure the facilities and education at Galen are always the highest quality.
There is currently no waiting list for enrollment; however, classes at Galen College of Nursing typically fill very quickly so those interested in furthering their nursing education should contact the admissions office soon at 877-GALEN-53.
For more information about Galen College of Nursing, visit http://www.galencollege.edu or Peg Glover at pglover@bc-group.net
Boise, Idaho (PRWEB) June 15, 2007 — Almeda University, one of the world’s leading online institutions of higher learning, is now offering a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Marketing.
This prestigious MBA degree can be earned by writing a thesis on a topic selected by the student in consultation with his or her advisor. The Marketing concentration should focus on the various strategies, processes, and practical applications involved in meeting market demands and satisfying customer needs. Areas of concentration should include strategic management, consumer behavior, international business marketing, globalization of business, research methodology, sales and distribution management.
Students of Almeda University majoring in Marketing must demonstrate an aptitude and proficiency for enabling an organization to use its data to target specific customers with new offerings. Students should be knowledgeable in providing data concerning which products/services customers have purchased in the past and which rules can be constructed to determine from this data what new or existing products/services customers are most likely to purchase in the future.
The thesis option to earn the MBA degree in Marketing from Almeda University demands that a student choose a unique topic relevant to Marketing. It should be an original and ideally a publishable thesis. The number of pages is not crucial, but it should be a project of high quality. The student must first propose a topic and, once it is accepted, may begin writing immediately. As this is a self-directed program, there is no deadline for final submission.
The career potential for someone with an Almeda University MBA in Marketing is almost unlimited. A wide variety of companies need qualified promotion and marketing managers to help their businesses grow and profit. Studies and information provided by the U.S. Department of Labor, www.dol.gov, indicate that public relations managers earn an average yearly salary of $70,000. Promotions managers earn an average yearly salary of $89,570.
Almeda University is an online institute that has been serving the international community since 1997. Over the past 10 years, Almeda has evolved to educate an expanding population through cutting edge curriculum design based on our students’ needs and professional service. Almeda University is ideal for many people seeking advanced education because of the wide range of Associate’s, Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees offered through diverse fields, including business, arts and sciences, and most technical fields.
Probably not, because the cost has simply spiraled out of control, and education is in many ways less important than experience. Of course, to get the best experience you need a get education.
Read more on MSN Encarta’s take here.
DEERFIELD, Ill., May 1 /PRNewswire/ — One hundred colleges and universities out of some 3,800 U.S. schools have been ranked as the top values by Consumers Digest Magazine. The rankings are based on attributes that validate or define the institutions’ academic prowess factored against annual cost of tuition and room-and-board. Among 50 public institutions cited, Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Texas, ranked No. 1. Among 25 private institutions, Brigham Young-Hawaii took top honors. Among 25 private liberal arts schools, Centre College, Danville, Ky., held the first slot.
The rankings, published in CD’s June issue, were derived from a formula that blended the academic excellence of first-time freshman at a school (standardized test scores, high-school rank, grade-point average) with the institution’s educational quality (4- and 6-year graduation rate, student-to-faculty ratio, percentage of faculty holding a PhD). That “value-index” score was factored with the cost of attending each school to determine which schools offered the most academic value per dollar. The rankings were based on information from 2005-06, the latest school year for which data were available.
“Expert opinions and solid recommendations are two of our strengths,” says Randy Weber, publisher, Consumers Digest. “We applied those strengths to this examination of our country’s higher-learning institutions. It’s designed to help parents and students find schools that will meet families’ performance and financial requirements.”
Consumers Digest first whittled down the list of schools based on a minimum level of academic performance by students institutions accepted. For public schools, the magazine only considered nonresident tuition figures. Military institutions and extremely specialized colleges were excluded. Financial aid was not factored in.
Twenty-seven public institutions are new to CD’s Top-50 list versus 2004’s evaluation. Among private colleges/universities and liberal arts schools, only 12 of the schools from 2004’s report remained this year. The average Consumers Digest value-index score among private colleges/universities is 95.3, more than a point higher than before, indicating improved academic performance; yet the new average value-index score for public institutions is 94.2, nearly a point lower than in 2004. The average annual cost of attendance at CD’s top schools was up: to $28,979 at private colleges/universities, from $24,842; and to $16,684 at public colleges/universities, from $15,865.
“Our analysis helps families make an informed decision that puts their hard-earned money to the best use,” says Weber.
CD’s Top 100 College Values accompanied an article titled “2007 College Road Map — Making the Right Choices,” which examines how schools are making admissions decisions today. For example, many institutions are attempting to balance their male/female enrollment numbers, meaning young men have a bit of an advantage overall. Two other articles, “Financial Aid: Know Your Options” and “Report Card: Grading Online Education,” round out CD’s eight-page section.
Editor Rich Dzierwa points to a remark made by a professor of education that supports independent research. J.E. Stone of East Tennessee State University said, “Ninety-five percent of what the country knows about the education industry comes from the industry itself … You have to wonder about the accuracy of the information.” Says Dzierwa, “No matter the category, we never stop wondering about ‘the accuracy of the information.’”
Top 5 Best Values in Public Colleges and Universities
1) Midwestern State (Wichita Falls, Texas)
2) State University of New York-Stony Brook (Stony Brook, N.Y.)
3) City University of New York (New York, N.Y.)
4) Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Indiana, Pa.)
5) Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania (Slippery Rock, Pa.)
Top 5 Best Values in Private Colleges and Universities
1) Brigham Young-Hawaii (Laie, Hawaii)
2) Trinity College of Florida (Trinity, Fla.)
3) Claflin University (Orangeburg, S.C.)
4) Lincoln Memorial University (Harrogate, Tenn.)
5) St. Leo University (St. Leo, Fla.)
Top 5 Best Values in Private Liberal Arts Schools
1) Centre College (Danville, Ky.)
2) Grinnell College (Grinnell, Iowa)
3) Rhodes College (Memphis, Tenn.)
4) DePauw University (Greencastle, Ind.)
5) Furman University (Greenville, S.C.)
Consumers Digest, launched in 1959, is designed to inform and educate readers so they can buy with confidence. The magazine is committed to providing practical advice, factual evaluations and specific recommendations that lead consumers to exceptional values in today’s complex marketplace.
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 25 /PRNewswire/ — After months of planning, the Women’s Law School Coalition (WLSC) announced its launch as the first inter- law school women’s advocacy organization today. The coalition’s mission is to represent a common voice for women’s law school organizations that will empower these formerly unconnected groups to raise awareness about issues affecting women in the legal profession at the national level.
Menaka Kalaskar, a WLSC founder and Stanford Law School student remarked, “We created the WLSC with the recognition that issues affecting women in our law school communities and within the wider profession are increasingly of national import and can be addressed more effectively when women’s leaders from across the country come together and map a clear way forward.” Founding WLSC law schools include: Boalt Hall (Berkeley), the University of Chicago, Columbia, Harvard, Northwestern, Stanford, the University of Virginia, and Yale.
The initial motivation for the WLSC was prompted by a March 7, 2007 Washington Post article, “Harsh Words Die Hard on the Web,” which reported on defamatory attacks wielded against female law students over an anonymous internet message board. These attacks were met with widespread condemnation by students and administrations alike and motivated letters of concern from the deans of the Harvard, Penn, and Yale law schools.
The WLSC’s first initiative is to address the rising concern over public, malicious and frightening attacks on both male and female students over online message boards. Jennifer Broxmeyer, a WLSC founder and chair of Yale Law Women, explained, “The digital world has arrived and it is here to stay as an everyday part of both our personal and professional lives. This requires us to apply long respected standards of decency in the professional school context to this new medium. For this reason, WLSC representatives are now working with law school administrations to tackle the negative effect of cyber-harassment on our communities.”
The WLSC is advocating for updates to law school and university-wide codes of conduct that will condemn this new form of harassment and provide for appropriate responses. Sarah Hoffman, a WLSC founder and a student at the Northwestern University School of Law noted, “It is important to recognize that cyber-harassment and defamation afflict countless people everyday who lack the organizational cohesiveness of the Women’s Law School Coalition. It is the WLSC’s intent that our endeavors will have a long-term and national impact on this issue — an impact that will reverberate far beyond our direct work in this matter.”
The Women’s Law School Coalition is actively looking for law schools to join the organization and for individuals to fill leadership positions. To learn more about the WLSC, please contact Jennifer Broxmeyer at jennifer.broxmeyer@yale.edu.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., April 4 /PRNewswire/ — Families of the more than 3,000 Duval County children in foster care can learn more about training, support and education scholarships available to them at a free event for both parents and children. The Broach South School and Family Support Services of North Florida will hold a Spring Bar-B-Que on Saturday, April 14, from 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
“From finding suitable child care to overcoming problems in school, foster families face many unique challenges,” said Mark Claypool, president of Educational Services of America, which operates the Broach School. Students of the Broach School benefit from individualized attention, small classroom settings and an academic program tailored to their needs. “Because most foster parents work outside the home, it can be difficult to access the support and training they need. We designed this event with those challenges in mind.”
According to recent studies, foster children attend as many as six schools in one academic year and are twice as likely to drop out before graduation. In addition, many have undiagnosed learning disabilities that make it difficult for them to succeed in a traditional classroom environment.
“Clearly, the education system is failing foster kids,” said Claypool. “This event will provide parents with more information on special education scholarships designed to address issues unique to foster children as well as information on training and support resources available to them.”
The bar-b-que will be held at the Broach School South Campus at 6211 Terry Road in Jacksonville. If your family is interested in attending, please RSVP to Teresa Searcy at (904) 637-0300 or fosterkids@esa-education.com.
About Educational Services of America
Educational Services of America is the nation’s leading provider of special, alternative and post-secondary educational programs. Based in Nashville, Tenn., ESA owns and operates more than 100 schools and programs in 16 states. ESA provides highly personalized academic and behavioral services for students through four branded areas: College Living Experience, ESA Exceptional Schools, Ombudsman Educational Services and Spectrum Center Schools. For more information, visit www.esa-education.com.
