Ah, college orientation. Check out this video from College Humor. Right now, thousands of kids are going through Orientation ice-breakers just like this one. But for Don Draper? The only ice he breaks is the ice he puts in his scotch.
I’m working on a new way to explain our degree programs. I’ll get to the vulgar bit at the bottom. Let me tell give you the big picture, then I’ll explain what we’re doing. When I was in college for Graphic Design, during our junior
The School of Visual Arts in New York City is launching a Master’s degree in branding. What is that exactly? I’m glad you asked! From their website, the program will: -create frameworks to guide brand, design and business development -evaluate business, brand, marketing and design
Hey, for-profits…worried much? For months now, for-profit universities have fought a battle against the Education Department’s “gainful employment” rule, which would cut off federal student aid to programs whose graduates have high debt-to-income ratios and low loan-repayment rates. An article in the Chronicle today outlines
Drake and Stamats were going to hold a Twitterview today about the recent “D+” marketing campaign. However, as the magic hour was upon us, this tweet came through: “Alas, due to circumstances beyond our control, we canceled the Twitter interview with @DrakeUniversity and @Stamats. #drakeu”.
I saw a Tweet today from @CrudBasher – “Learning has to be lifelong. When lifespan was 45, K-12+4 made sense. Now lifespan is 80+. Have 2 keep learning.” So true. Go back and get your Master’s degree. Take a class at your local community college.
University of Phoenix just released a 77-page propaganda research report that was supposed to provide bi-partisan, independent data on the for-profit vs non-profit debate. It did not. What is DID provide was more proselytizing based on the same old data that University of Phoenix has
Drake University has rolled out a new “edgy” (their word, not mine) marketing campaign all about the “Drake Advantage”. Take the “D” from “Drake” add a plus sign and you get marketing magic, right? Uh, no. You get D+. As in, basically failing. Is that
Why does that make me just a little bit sad? I haven’t had a printed dictionary in…10 years, I think…at least. I always just use dictionary.com like a normal person. Still, knowing that there won’t be a printed version of the Oxford English Dictionary is
What’s that sound? Oh, I think it’s the sound of another nail being driven into Tenure’s coffin.The University of Louisiana will vote today to change its tenure regulations – making it easier to dismiss tenured professors. Because state funding has been cut by 17% since
