Joy Williamson-Lott, dean of the University of Washington Graduate School, says there is merit in intellectual exploration at the graduate level. Unlike undergraduate students, who focus primarily on absorbing
Americans and Canadians aren’t alone, however, in calling the sportsoccer. Many in Australia, New Zealand, and Ireland call association footballsoccer, likely as a way to distinguish it from Australian rules football and Gaelic football, which are commonly referred to just asfootballin those plac...
North Americans reported the highest levels of FLE and the lowest levels of FLCA while Asian participants reported the lowest levels of FLE and the highest levels of FLCA. Later research on Chinese English Foreign Language learners partly confirmed the pattern: Chinese students reported higher ...
During the college search, I distinctly look for a college that offers my intended major. With business in mind, the University of Chicago offers a world renowned Business school and powerful programs guaranteed to provide me with employment after graduation. Being conveniently close to downtown Chi...
Being a voting member is also a privilege that not everyone has, so it's up to us to be educated members of this community and really listen and do our research and evaluate the quality of the music on the ballot, not just vote for our friends or what we think is most popular. I'...
Richard Vedder, an Ohio University economics professor who heads the Center for College Affordability and Productivity, notes that while we may have replaced millions of filing clerks and payroll assistants with computers, it still takes one professor to teach a class. But he also notes that“we...
Indeed, old age for them, and many old Americans can mean not only the possible failure of one's health, but the loss of identity and self-worth. W: Yes, it's true. What do you have to say about the problem of old age? M: Many experts have given talks here that have focused...
Lauren: OK, so it's been a while since we've both been to college, or as your people say, university. So what made you think, OK, now is the time we have to have Paul Tough on the show? Gideon: A few years ago, Paul wrote this book, The Inequality Machine, and it kind of...
READ: Where Do Federal Student Loans Come From? To take advantage of the lower interest rates, currently enrolled students or students starting college this fall should consider taking out student loans, Hicks says – even if they weren't planning to. "It's a goo...
W: (14)At this point, how do you see yourself fitting into this group? M: I think we’re all different. (16)George is from Britain. Chris and Leo are from Australia. I’m from France. And the rest are Americans. (17)But I get along with everybody. You know, we are really st...