Working College Students: Two Conflicting Studies
As college costs rise, more college students are forced to work now than ever before. Although it is assumed that working more hours gives students less time to study and therefore, gives the students a disadvantage, here are two conflicting studies of this argument. read more »
More on FAFSA simplification
Newsweek suggests 5 ways that Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan can simplify FASFA, including reducing it to a waiver that allows schools to get everything they need from the IRS.
http://www.newsweek.com/id/203894?from=rss
See Miley's related entry here.
Education Dept. Plan Would Make It Easier to Apply for Student Aid
A plan to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) is on the verge of being revealed by Education Secretary Arne Duncan. They are taking three main steps to see this plan into fruition: read more »
Colleges Should Start Planning Now for 'Net Price' Calculators, Experts Say
It is more than simply posting the price of tuition and a meal plan to their website. Colleges all over the nation need to start thinking about the actual cost to attend their institution. A recent federal requirement mandates that within two years all institutions need to post the net price of attending their school to their website. read more »
Twitter Tips
This article has some info on Twitter Tips - especially for those creating NMSU related Twitter accounts.
Here's the link:
http://www.universitybusiness.com/viewarticle.aspx?articleid=1285
Social media open house available online
Free Webinar about NMSU's Career Exploration/Career Services Offices
On April 7th, Roseanne Bensley and Eileen Winfree presented a webinar entitlted "Career Exploration and Planning". They presented a plethora of information and tips for helping students find the right career for them.Included was a Question and Answer session.
You can watch the recorded Webinar here.
Engineering, Accounting Grads Most Likely to Have Accepted Offers
Career Services is currently gathering information about job offers received by the class of 2009. Report your offers of employement by clicking here. According to results of NACE’s 2009 Student Survey, among specific majors, engineering and accounting graduates are more likely to have started their job search and have a job in hand. They are also more likely to accept the offer they received.
States Plan to Spend Most Stimulus Money on Education Swiftly
The $54-billion State Fiscal Stabilization Fund, a piece of the $787-billion economic recovery package (February 2009), will more than likely run out the first year it is fed into the schools. The first nine states that applied for money said that they would end up using most of their portion to "plug budget holes in the current and next fical years." Maine "expects to have just 3 percent of its funds left for the 2011 budget year." read more »
In Interview, Education Secretary Cites Need for Improvement in College Completion and Cost Control
President Obama continues to respond to questions regarding his goal of "putting the United States atop all countries in college-completion rates by 2020." As part of this goal, he wants every American to have a year or more of education and reward both 2-year and 4-year colleges that keep the students' cost as low as possible.
To read more, click here.
