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The Pandemic and Short-Term College Programs

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of millions of jobs in the U.S., leading many students to rethink their educational paths. As of last December, thirty-six percent of would-be students dropped their plans to attend college or university. While most...
Why Foreign Aid is Important for the Children of Africa

Why Foreign Aid is Important for the Children of Africa

Africa is geographically the second most populous continent in the world with a population of 1.2 billion people. For a long period now, Africa has been a center of global humanitarian efforts, with aid being channeled into the elevation of human suffering from...
Everyone Can Benefit from Going to Law School

Everyone Can Benefit from Going to Law School

Some may argue that going to law school isn’t for everyone. I would disagree. No matter what you wish to do with your career, attending law school is something that can benefit every American both personally and professionally. Here are just a few of the benefits that...
Inspirational Commencement Speeches: Former President Obama

Inspirational Commencement Speeches: Former President Obama

Former President Obama spoke at the Barnard College 2012 commencement ceremony. He began his speech by comparing the class that sat in front of him to his graduating class of 1983 from Barnard’s sister school, Columbia University. Much like those of 1983, these young...
Inspirational Commencement Speeches: Joyce DiDonato

Inspirational Commencement Speeches: Joyce DiDonato

I stumbled upon a list of the greatest graduation speeches of all time the other day. I spent the next few hours listening to all of these inspiring speakings and reflecting on the inspiration it provided to me. I couldn’t keep all of this inspiration to myself, so...
The Four Stages of College Rejection

The Four Stages of College Rejection

As both a parent and education professional, there’s one thing I know never gets any easier: getting rejected from your “dream school”.  On the education blog “chegg”, I recently read an article on the “four stages of getting rejected” from your dream school.  It...