First impressions count. To make sure you are spot on at your business school interview, follow these top tips from our admissions experts: Clothing Dress conservatively:“When in doubt, dress in a conservative, well-tailored suit,” Dan Bauer, chairman of admissions consulting firm MBA Exchange, said to Business Insider. “MBA applicants rarely go wrong dressing like a […]
Financial expert Jean Chatzky, host of the “HerMoney” podcast and senior editor of TheBalance.com, says it might not be the best decision to pay your loans as fast as possible and offers an alternative. Follow BI Video: On Twitter Join the conversation about this story » read more >>> Source:: BusinessInsider.Com
Harvard College received 39,494 applications for the Class of 2021. That’s the most applications in the history of the school. The ever-increasing number of applicants at elite schools elicits the question of whether it’s more difficult to get into elite schools today than ever before. Former Ivy League admissions directors have some potentially unsettling news […]
Harvard, Stanford, Yale, and 14 other universities filed an amicus brief on Monday challenging President Donald Trump’s immigration order. The brief stated that the executive order has already caused “damaging effects” at American universities. “These costs are significant and directly affect amici’s ability to pursue their missions,” the brief read. “And they are being experienced […]
On Sunday night in front of the millions of viewers watching the 2017 Grammy Awards, actress Lavern Cox stood on stage and gave a shout out to a Virginia high school student. “Everyone, please Google ‘Gavin Grimm,’” Cox said. “He’s going to the Supreme Court in March. #StandWithGavin.” Cox, who is transgender and is an […]
With a population of just over 11,000, Dobbs Ferry, New York is your typical sleepy town, except for one thing: When the first school bell rings, kids actually feel awake. Prior to the 2015-2016 school year, Dobbs Ferry middle schoolers started at 8:15 a.m. and high schoolers at 7:30 a.m. Under the new policy, both […]
WalletHub compared all 50 states across 11 total metrics grouped by category. The states were graded on a weighted 100-point scale, with 100 being the highest possible points. Follow BI Video: On Twitter Join the conversation about this story » read more >>> Source:: BusinessInsider.Com
After six years in college working towards a teaching degree and a passion for improving the lives of the students she teaches, elementary school teacher Rachel Wiley is drowning in student loan debt and is barely able to meet her monthly bills. “I love my students, I love my job, and I feel fulfilled. But […]
For high-school seniors across the nation, college admissions decisions are beginning to loom large. One of the biggest areas of stress is often the admissions essay. The vice president and dean of admission at Reed College — a liberal arts school in Oregon — went on Reddit to answer questions about the college admissions process. […]
Betsy DeVos was confirmed as President Trump’s education secretary in a vote of 51-50 after a controversial hearing. Vice President Mike Pence broke the 50-50 tie in a historic vote. On Friday, DeVos was physically blocked from making an appearance at a middle school in Washington D.C. by dozens of protesters. Follow BI Video: On […]
The largest endowments in the world have considerable wealth, boasting multi-billion dollar reserves they continue to reinvest. However, it may come as a surprise that last year, the smallest endowment funds outperformed the largest, James B. Stewart at The New York Times reported. Citing results released by The National Association of College and University Business […]
For the fourth year in a row, “Economics 10b: Principles of Economics” is the most popular spring class at Harvard, The Harvard Crimson reported. The class, taught by renowned economist Gregory Mankiw, is actually a full-year course, where the fall term teaches microeconomics concepts and the spring term teaches macroeconomics. “I’d love to say it’s […]
Following one of the most contentious confirmation processes for secretary of education the US has ever seen, Betsy DeVos was confirmed on Tuesday by the slimmest of possible margins — 51-50 — with Vice President Mike Pence casting the deciding affirmative vote. The nomination of DeVos, a billionaire GOP donor from Michigan, elicited strong public […]
On Thanksgiving Day 2016, Jessica Elberfeld submitted her last student loan payment. In seven years, she’d paid over $113,000. Elberfeld originally borrowed $68,000 for two years at Belmont University, a private school, after two tuition-free years at a community college. With interest — her rates were as high as 10.75% — the total she owed […]
San Francisco, one of the nation’s most expensive cities to live in, is trying to ease the financial burden for students by offering free college to all of its residents. City officials announced Monday that, for at least the next two years, tuition for all residents attending the City College of San Francisco will be […]
After Betsy DeVos was confirmed as secretary of education on Tuesday, Sen. Al Franken of Minnesota issued a blistering statement, calling her unqualified for the job. “It’s not a job for amateurs who don’t know the first thing about education,” the statement said. “I voted against the nomination of Betsy DeVos, a billionaire Republican donor, […]
The fight over Betsy DeVos’ nomination to be education secretary — just barely approved by the Senate with the tie-breaking help of Vice President Mike Pence — has, in the public debate, been mostly a fight over K-12 education policy. I find the intensity of feeling on both sides about DeVos’ views on K-12 a […]
During a January 18 Senate confirmation hearing, Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, took a battery of questions related to her views on gun control, disability laws, and performance standards. But perhaps no two topics have surrounded the newly-confirmed education secretary more this past election season than vouchers and charter schools. […]
Lawmakers held the floor of the US Senate late Monday night in an eleventh-hour effort to tank the confirmation of President Donald Trump’s nominee for education secretary, Betsy DeVos. Democratic senators railed against DeVos on the Senate floor and on social media, calling her unfit to oversee the nation’s education system. Sen. Al Franken of […]
In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bars citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entering the US for 90 days and all refugees for 120 days. Opponents of the ban worry that the temporary travel ban will turn into a permanent one. Across the nation, college leaders […]
Where you decide to live can be crucial to raising a family. There are so many decisions to weigh from education to safety to cost of living. To determine the best states for families, WalletHub looked at 40 indicators across five categories: 1) Family Fun, 2) Health & Safety, 3) Education & Child Care, 4) […]
On Thanksgiving Day 2016, Jessica Elberfeld submitted her last student loan payment. In seven years, she’d paid over $113,000. Elberfeld originally borrowed $68,000 for two years at Belmont University, a private school, after two tuition-free years at a community college. With interest — her rates were as high as 10.75% — the total she owed […]
There’s no cafeteria to watch a friend accidentally snort milk out of his nose, and there’s no blacktop to kick in the winning run in kickball. But for homeschoolers in the 21st century, that doesn’t matter. Contrary to decades of stereotypes painting homeschool students as awkward and asocial, today’s homeschoolers have far fewer difficulties in […]
On Thursday, the presidents of 48 American colleges and universities delivered a searing letter to President Donald Trump taking aim at his executive order on immigration. The letter, drafted by Princeton President Christopher L. Eisgruber and University of Pennsylvania President Amy Gutmann, and signed by 40 other college presidents read: “This action unfairly targets seven […]
Science illiteracy is a threat to the nation, astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson told a crowd in Greensboro, North Carolina on Tuesday night, according to a report by the Greensboro News & Record. Tyson, the well-known Hayden Planetarium scientist and science communicator, told the crowd that the US is turning away from science, and that turning […]
On January 30, Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam announced his plan to make community college free for all adults. Following in the footsteps of 2015 legislation that made it free for high-school graduates, the legislation would make Tennessee the first US state to offer tuition-free higher education to everyone, regardless of income or academic background. The […]
President Donald Trump appears to have threatened to pull federal funding from the University of California, Berkeley after the campus experienced violent protests over a planned speech from conservative provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos. “If U.C. Berkeley does not allow free speech and practices violence on innocent people with a different point of view – NO FEDERAL […]
Last week, Donald Trump signed an executive order that bars citizens of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen from entering the US for 90 days, and all refugees for 120 days. Opponents of the ban worry that the temporary travel ban will turn into a permanent ban. Around the nation, news has emerged […]
Harvard University’s endowment is expected to lay off half of its staff and outsource management of most of its $35.7 billion assets, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. The announcement comes after its one-year investment return for fiscal year 2016 was -2.2%. It has been performing poorly since the 2008 economic crisis and its returns […]
On Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions voted to confirm Betsy DeVos as secretary of education. She was confirmed 12-11 along party lines. The vote on DeVos, a billionaire Republican donor, was originally set to take place on January 24, but was delayed to give the committee more time to review […]
The past 20 years have seen tremendous growth in the number of master’s degrees awarded — and this trend shows no signs of stopping. According to a report by the Education Advisory Board (EAB), within the next seven years, master’s degrees will account for nearly one-third of all postsecondary degrees. But there’s a twist: This […]
Famed Harvard Law professor and attorney Alan Dershowitz harshly criticized President Trump’s immigration ban in an interview with Newsmax on Monday. “It was badly executed, overbroad, and just not consistent with the best values of what America should be like,” he said, before adding: “I think the whole thing was rolled out very poorly. They […]
Every Ivy League school has released a statement responding to President Trump’s executive order which bars citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen from traveling to the US for 90 days, and bars all refugee immigration for 120 days. Though the responses varied in tone, they all reaffirmed their support of affected […]
Harvard President Drew Faust criticized President Trump’s immigration ban in an email to the Harvard community on Sunday, The Harvard Crimson reported. “Nearly half of the deans of Harvard’s schools are immigrants—from India, China, Northern Ireland, Jamaica, and Iran,” she wrote. “Benefiting from the talents and energy, the knowledge and ideas of people from nations […]
Earning a law degree was once a sure-fire path to a lucrative career. Law school enrollment remains high, but an oversaturation of lawyers has left graduates struggling in the job market. Even the grads who find jobs aren’t guaranteed a six-figure salary, leaving many stuck under a mountain of student debt. For its new report […]
College is expensive — and it’s only increasing. Tuition at both public and private schools continues to rise at a fast clip, and Americans collectively owe more than $1.3 trillion in student loan debt. But not all states are created equal. While Harvey Mudd College, the most expensive school in California, runs $69,717 per year, […]
Elite US universities tend to recruit from the top of the income distribution. A study recently released by the Equality of Opportunity Project investigates the role of college in intergenerational class mobility. Among other topics, the research team, led by Stanford University economist Raj Chetty, used income tax and college enrollment data to look at […]
If you want to want to create a billion dollar start-up, consider attending Stanford University. The Stanford, California-based university has educated a whopping 51 individuals who then went on to found startups that became worth at least a billion dollars, according to Sage, an accounting software company. These companies are often referred to as “unicorns” […]
Daishi Tanaka, a 19-year-old sophomore at Harvard University, is like many of his classmates. He balances a rigorous course load with his responsibilities as co-director of a student group on campus called Act on a Dream, which focuses on immigration issues. But as an undocumented citizen of the United States, Tanaka experiences a level of […]
Harvard University’s endowment is expected to lay off half of its staff and outsource management of most of its $35.7 billion assets, The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday. About half of the 230 employees at Harvard Management Co. will leave over the course of the year, with its internal hedge funds shutting down and traders […]
On Friday, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions postponed the confirmation vote on Betsy DeVos as secretary of education. Originally set to take place on January 24, the committee delayed the vote one week to January 31, citing the need for more time to review DeVos’ financial disclosures. The postponement comes after […]
Hashtag. Metrosexual. Occupy. Those three words have one thing in common — they’ve all been named “Word of the Year.” Every year since 1990, members of the American Dialect Society have gathered at their annual convention — once called “the Super Bowl of linguistics” — to crown the word that defined the year. The linguists […]
During Betsy DeVos’ recent three-hour confirmation hearing to become President Donald Trump’s education secretary, charter schools came up no fewer than 60 times. Homeschooling was mentioned once. Charter schools have become a significant part of the US public-education system and now educate 2.5 million kids. But homeschooling has quietly experienced a surge in recent years […]
College is expensive. And we’re not just talking about the price of tuition. Meal plans and dining hall fees can cost students a pretty penny as well. Money reports that undergraduate students who eat all of their meals on campus spend up to 85% more per day on food than they would likely pay if […]
During a January 18 Senate confirmation hearing, Betsy Devos, President-elect Trump’s pick for Secretary of Education, took a battery of questions related to her views on gun control, disability laws, and performance standards. But perhaps no two topics have surrounded DeVos more this election season than vouchers and charter schools. While not yet officially confirmed […]