Archive for the ‘Media’ Category
Top 25 College Educated Athletes
April 20, 2011 3:43 pm Careers, Education, InfographicsIn order to debunk myths and stereotypes about college athletes being “less intelligent” than other college students I would like to point out that earning a degree while becoming a legendary sports superstar isn’t a walk in the park. Obtaining just ONE of those two feats is daunting to the majority of the world. Thanks [...]
Education versus Employment Infographic
January 26, 2011 3:02 pm Careers, Education, InfographicsThanks to the folks at Focus.com for this infographic which details the effects of education on income. Click on the image to access the full-sized version.
Superhero Career Change
December 21, 2010 10:11 am Careers, Education, VideoConsidering a career change? It’s not always easy to explain to your significant other. More so if you are a superhero’s sidekick…
Adventures in Financial Aid
December 17, 2010 12:39 pm Financial Aid, VideoHere is the first in a series of videos we’re doing about the basics of financial aid. Informative and funny. Thanks, of course, to the folks at Xtranormal.
Is the recession the end of the American Dream?
September 22, 2010 3:38 pm Comics, EconomyUnderlying the entire machine that caused our current recession is an interesting discussion about the American Dream and how it was hijacked by marketers and financial institutions. This is a conversation worth having.
NBER: The Recession ended last year
September 20, 2010 10:07 am Comics, Economy, NewsAmerica can rest easy tonight–the Recession is over! It has been since June 2009. Unfortunately, this good news feels more like a slap in the face to the millions of un- or under-employed.
Why Steve Jobs had ninja stars
September 17, 2010 2:55 pm Comics, NewsJapanese airport officials refused to let Steve Jobs take ninja stars aboard his private plane. What we weren’t told is the real reason Jobs had the stars in the first place.
Infographic: The Gender Gap
June 4, 2010 8:14 am Careers, Education, InfographicsMuch ado has been made about the strides women have taken in education. Those strides have been so wide and fast that experts are alarmed that men are falling behind. Also present in the data are strong incongruities. Although males perform worse than females on average in schoolwork, they routinely outshine their female counterparts on the SAT and ACT exams. They also get paid significantly more in the workplace for the same jobs. Here is a compilation of facts on the gender gap in education and the workplace.
International College Students in the U.S.
May 14, 2010 8:47 am Education, InfographicsThe academic year 2008-09, saw the greatest rise in foreign students in America. There were approximately 671,616 students attending U.S. institutions. It used to be that most students that came to study in the U.S. were pursuing graduate degrees. However, now the numbers of undergraduate international students are rising and most of them are from China. The number of Chinese undergrads rose by 60 percent and the number of undergrad students rose by 11 percent.
