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The College Majors that Lead Job Satisfaction (and the Ones that Don’t)
Employment compensation-research firm Payscale has released the findings of a new study that looked at what college majors lead to long-term satisfaction, and the ones that graduates now regret. The...
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Study: College Students Fall into Three Spiritual Categories
According to a new survey from a team at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn., when it comes to faith, American college students fall (almost evenly) into three distinct categories: religious believers...
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Facebook Researchers Identify the Colleges Where Students Are Most Likely to...
For students who are looking to find life-long love along with getting their degree while at college, Facebook has released new research that may help. Because a study found that 28 percent of married...
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Marriage Class
Christian colleges are the best places for finding Mr. or Mrs. RightIf you’re looking for a ring in addition to a college degree, you may want to consider a Christian university. Researchers at...
View ArticleHow a Journalist Is Using Crowdfunding to Send a Syrian Refugee to College
The situation in Syria continues to look bleak, but this story shows that even among the chaos, people are working to help each other. Back in November, Swiss journalist Detlef Gürtler visited Jordan...
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The University of Missouri Is Offering a Course on the Friendship of Jay-Z...
Sorry college dropouts, you’ve missed your opportunity to pay a significant amount of money to partake in an actual university course dedicated to exploring the friendship of Kanye West and Jay-Z. The...
View ArticleAmericans Owe $1 Trillion in Student Loan Debt
If you’re currently making payments in an effort to pay back debt incurred while attending college, you’re not alone. According to this report“about 40 percent of households led by someone 35 or...
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This High Schooler Just Got Accepted to Every Ivy League School
Kwasi Enin of Long Island really wanted to go to an Ivy League college, so he decided to just go ahead and send in application to all of them. He told The New York Daily News, “By applying to all...
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College Bans Selfies at Graduation Ceremony
The University of South Florida has finally just said what we’ve all been thinking: Cool it with the selfies. According to The Tampa Bay Times, the school has added “taking selfies” to a list of...
View ArticleLet's Hope This Graduating Student’s Backflip Is Not a Metaphor for Life...
Go get ‘em graduates. Get out there and tackle the real world with the enthusiasm of this dude’s epic commencement ceremony backflip ...
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University Researchers Studying Religion in Internet Memes
Researchers at Texas A&M University have turned their attention to a very significant academic and scholarly pursuit: creating a paper called "Reading Religion in Internet Memes." Of course, by...
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Real Life Truths Every Grad Should Know
10 life lessons for those about to take the next step.The day of graduation is so exciting. All the hard work, hours of cramming, and all-nighters have finally paid off.It’s a day that marks the...
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Hillsong Young & Free Performs Live
This week we feature a live performance from the entertaining, energetic, and Jesus-loving "youth band" from Hillsong Church in Australia, Hillsong Young & Free. We hooked up with them before a gig...
View ArticleStudy: College Campus Sex Assaults Up By 51% in the Last Decade
According to a disturbing new Education Department survey, even has overall crime rates fell on campuses around the country, the number of sex offenses rose by an astounding 51% in the last decade. In...
View ArticleStudy: College Is Worth the Money
According to a new study from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, despite national concerns about soaring student debt numbers, a college education is still worth the money. In their research,...
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Survey: 40% of Colleges Haven’t Investigated a Sexual Assault in 5 Years
A new survey conducted by a bipartisan congressional group has found that 40 percent of American colleges and universities reported that they have not conducted an investigation into a single sexual...
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The Campus Sexual Assault Epidemic
The U.S. government recently opened an investigation into dozens of major American colleges—from big-name, Ivy League Universities to small private schools—examining how they handled, or mishandled,...
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College Art Student Will Carry a Mattress Around Campus Until Action Is Taken...
A Columbia University student named Emma Sulkowicz says that her school and local authorities have taken no action against a fellow student that she says raped her in her own dorm room. Two of her...
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The Shocking Toll of Campus Sexual Violence
8 statistics that show how serious sexual assualt on college campuses has become.This week, President Obama will announce a new campaign in an effort to stop the sexual violence epidemic taking place...
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Kanye West Is Now Teaching a College Course
Despite being a well-known advocate for dropping out of college, hip-hop star Kanye West is returning to the classroom—as a professor. After getting into a scuffle with a photographer in an airport...
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Making the Most of the Meantime
If there is one thing people in our generation hate to do, it is to wait. And why should we? We are an impatient generation that can Google questions rather than work for an answer. We can order shoes...
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5 Keys for Making Big Life Decisions
Whether you're looking to move or contemplating marriage, navigating life doesn't have to be overwhelming. Some choices present themselves pretty clearly: You find that the masters program you’re...
View ArticleGunman Possibly at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is currently in lockdown mode as authorities search for a gunman who was reported on campus. It's been just over four years since the school was the site of a deadly shooting that killed...
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Maintaining Messy Relationships
Why friendships—even difficult ones—are vitally important.There's no question about it: Relationships are messy. Marriage is messy and parenting is messy—but I think friendships are especially messy....
View ArticlePeople Born in 1993 Go to College?!
School is back in session, and this year's freshman college class is the same age as Taylor Momsen. The Mindset List of the class of 2015 includes a number of startling and hilarious observations about...
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Here's a list of the colleges with the most and least student debt ...
View ArticleWe R Not az Smart az We Used 2 B
SAT scores for this year's graduating high school seniors are lower than they have been in 40 years. Reading scores have seen the most significant drop—the average is down three points from last year...
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Ripples of Hope in South Africa
I fidgeted anxiously in a metal chair, practicing my breathing. In a moment’s time, I would be addressing a crowd of nearly 1,000 people at a high school graduation in Cape Town, South Africa. The...
View ArticleClear Signage Makes the World a Better Place
A good design idea can make a big difference. In this case, it increased recycling by 29 percent on the University of Pittsburgh campus ..
View ArticleSchools Not Worth the Loan Debt
College isn't always "the best four years of your life." In fact, some students graduate with a significant level of dissatisfaction in their higher education experience. Which schools produce the...
View ArticleCollege Students Increasingly Struggle with Depression
Colleges aren't entirely sure how to deal with the increasing number of students who battle mental illness and request additional allowances and time to finish course work. 11.6 percent of college...
View ArticleObviously, Rutgers Is Awesome
If you've ever wanted to take a college class on Beyonce or Jay-Z, Rutgers University is the place for you. The university has debuted a class called (seriously) "Politicizing Beyonce." The class joins...
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America Haz Smartz
There might be a lot of complaining about the cost of a college education, but it doesn't seem to be too much of a deterrent. According to new stats from the U.S. Census Bureau, more than 30 percent of...
View ArticleSchool Debt Hampering Economic Recovery
With school loans at record highs, some financial analysts say student debt has actually greatly damaged the housing market turnaround, since some high earners are unable to afford houses because of...
View ArticleJobs, Money Up for 2012 Graduates
Good news if you're graduating from college this year: Starting salaries and the number of jobs for graduates are both up this year ...
View ArticleStudent Loans Likely to Become Election Issue
Unless Congress acts, the interest rate on student loans will double this July 1, going up to 6.8 percent. President Obama is pushing Congress to avoid the hike, though doing so for one year would...
View ArticleThis Will Make You Feel Totally Incompetent
With job prospects for college grads so bleak in the current economy, many are wondering whether pursuing a college degree is even worth it. But not Michael Nicholson. The 71-year-old Kalamazoo, Mich.,...
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Unfriended
You used to be inseparable, but now you barely talk. Exploring the sad reality of friendship erosion.“We’ll keep in touch.”This is the collegiate equivalent to writing HAGS! (Have a Great Summer!) or...
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College Students: This Year, Who Will You Choose to Be?
This month, classes resume at universities all across the country. A new year is a chance to start over—what will define you this time?Freshman year, I tried to change myself. Something about leaving...
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Figuring Out What to Do with Your Life
How to sort through the challenges of finding your professional purpose in—and beyond—college.There I was, less than 48 hours post college graduation, back at my parents' house, sleeping in my...
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3 Reasons Christians Should Consider a Non-Christian College
It's a big life decision—here's a few things to help think it through.I was 17 and already making one of the largest decisions of my life: where to attend college. My high school counselor helped me...
View ArticleHow to Stay Afloat in College
Tips on getting the full college experience without drowning in experiencesYour first year of college will be one of the most memorable of your life, but it can also be fraught with peril. It’s...
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3 Reasons Christians Should Consider a Christian College
An admissions counselor counts the benefit of learning in a community of faith.In his book No Man Is an Island, Thomas Merton said, “We are all called by God to share in His life and in His kingdom....
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A Guide to Insane College Application Questions
In light of Tufts University’s recent Drake-inspired application question“What does #YOLO mean to you?” that gained national headlines (and instantly made Tufts the college of choice for annoying...
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The 10 Best Cities for Recent College Grads
MSN has compiled this list of the 10 best cities for recent college grads by looking at factors like cost of rent, the job growth rate, unemployment, the number of twentysomethings living in the city...
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The Most In-Demand College Degrees Employers Are Looking For
There’s been a lot of talk about the tough job market facing recent college grads, but the new "2013 Job Outlook" report identifies the six degrees employers are looking for right now. Unfortunately...
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There Is Now a College Course Called ‘Wasting Time on the Internet’
The University of Pennsylvania is now offering a course where students are required to do nothing but "stare at the screen for three hours, only interacting through chat rooms, bots, social media and...
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7 Ways to Go to a Christian University Without Becoming Jaded
A Christian school is no place to put your faith on autopilot.So you decided to go a Christian school, and wonder what to expect. Late night prayer walks? Communion Mondays? Meeting “the one” the first...
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Hero College Student Brings Own Foreman Grill to Cook Bacon in Class
A student at Mississippi State University is proving that with a little courage and some creative thinking, anything is possible. A classmate of the heroic young scholar uploaded a picture of the young...
View ArticleStudy: A Quarter of Women in College Are Victims of Unwanted Sexual Contact
A new survey has uncovered just how far-reaching sexual abuse is on college campuses. The Association of American Universities surveyed undergraduate women on 27 different college campuses and,...
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