By: Zephyr Melton November 17, 2020 Tiger Woods is expected to finish with a hefty amount of career earnings. Getty Images Tiger Woods has been among the most successful athletes of all-time. And with that success has come money — a lot of it. According to Forbes, since Tiger turned […]
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The Enduring Relevance of College Radio
I have a poster of a 1993 University of Vermont campus-radio-sponsored show featuring Fugazi and Shudder to Think. The caption, “Washington’s Fugazi Claims It’s Just A Band. So Why Do So Many Kids Think It’s God?”, is from a Washington Post article published around that time. That poster, along with […]
Career Center pivots to help students with virtual recruitment
Although adjusting to a fully virtual recruiting environment presents both challenges and opportunities, the Duke Career Center is lending a hand to students. For many employers, the pandemic has posed a challenge to recruitment efforts. Most companies use some form of in-person engagement as part of their recruitment strategy, so […]
College football schedule, games 2020: What to watch in Week 11, TV channels, Saturday kickoff times
College football is going through the toughest week it has had so far this tumultuous 2020 season. As the COVID-19 pandemic worsens throughout most of the country, it’s not a surprise that several games have been postponed until later or canceled altogether. This week alone, as of Friday morning at […]
Strike averted at University of Manitoba – Winnipeg
The University of Manitoba Faculty Association has reached a tentative deal with their employer to avoid a potential strike. The union and the University of Manitoba went back to the bargaining table Sunday after the original deadline passed the night before. UMFA has reached a tentative agreement with University of […]
6 Ways to Build a Sustainable Career
This story originally appeared on FlexJobs.com. Over the last several decades, the career landscape has changed drastically. With the proliferation of technology, new approaches to virtually everything — from both employees and employers — and a disruptive global recession, the “old” ways of working don’t cut it anymore. COVID-19 has […]
College football Week 11 scores, Top 25 analysis and must-see moments
The wild moments came fast and furious in Week 11 before we even got to Saturday. There was a game-winning, fake-spike touchdown for Western Michigan on Wednesday. There was late-game pettiness and controversy from Iowa and Cincinnati on Friday. Then came Saturday, when we saw QB heroics from Florida’s Kyle […]
Sydney university meeting in ‘chaos’ after student makes personal donation of $50,000 | Australian universities
A meeting at the University of Sydney descended into “chaos” on Tuesday night after one student made an unprecedented personal donation of $50,000 to the student council, after being criticised for not doing enough in her elected job. Arts/law student Abbey Shi made the surprising announcement after she had been […]
Making A Post-Covid Career Change? How To Get Your Priorities Right
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For many, the events of this disruptive year have acted like a circuit breaker in our lives. Living and working through a pandemic has muddied the waters for professionals everywhere. Industries are being upended, layoffs are plentiful, and people are questioning the career rules they’ve always played by. As more […]
College of Idaho reevaluates how it responds to complaints of bigotry | Local News
CALDWELL — In the past year, there were at least three reported acts of hate speech or bigotry associated with The College of Idaho, spurring the administration to rethink how it handles its response to such acts. The College of Idaho created a new group, the Representation, Inclusion and Equity […]
University to rename Special Collections Research Center in honor of Hanna Holborn Gray
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Zimmer opened the virtual event by acknowledging Gray’s “profound impact” on generations of students, scholars and administrators as well as her far-reaching contributions to the University, the arts and humanities, and the Academy. “She has remained a prominent and vocal advocate for the core mission of universities themselves, as institutions […]
How To Find Hygge In Your Career
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Finding Hygge in your career getty The Danish concept of Hygge, something that became hugely fashionable in 2016, focuses on coziness, relaxation, and familiarity. There is no ultimate definition of Hygge. It can mean many things – it’s relative to the individual, focuses on simplicity, and can offer a sense […]
How ESPN’s ‘College GameDay’ Plans To Broadcast From The Masters, Its Most Iconic Location Yet
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ESPN’s “College GameDay” will broadcast from iconic Augusta National Golf Club during the Masters on … [+] Saturday. (Photo by Jonathan Wiggs/The Boston Globe via Getty Images) Boston Globe via Getty Images Rece Davis’ first trip to Augusta National Golf Club came when he was a sports director for a […]
Capco survey highlights need for consumer education and regulation of Buy Now Pay Later sector
New research from Capco reveals that more than half of 18-34 year olds using Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) have missed a payment and nearly two thirds (62%) say BNPL is making them spend more, potentially increasing their chances of getting into debt. According to the study, which […]
Virginia Wesleyan University dean resigns after calling Biden supporters ‘ignorant’
Virginia Wesleyan on Monday said Ewell had resigned from his roles as professor and dean. A campus spokeswoman did not say if Ewell resigned because of the comments he made online. Ewell, who was a tenured professor, apologized for his remarks on his personal Facebook page, said Stephanie Smaglo, a […]
How to advance your career when you’re working at home
Related video above: How to make the career-changing decision after getting a promotionMotivation can be hard to come by these days, especially if you’re working from home.If you are feeling like your career has been in a holding pattern this year, it’s not too late to jump-start it.”Many people are […]
How To Win A College Scholarship
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More than $6 billion in scholarships is awarded each year to more than 1.5 million students. Here’s how you can win one or more of these scholarships. Every dollar you win in scholarships is a dollar less you’ll have to borrow. Winning scholarships … [+] can also expand college choice, […]
BBC TV licence fee collector Capita in talks with private equity house Montagu to sell its education software arm
© Provided by This Is Money MailOnline logo Outsourcing giant Capita has revealed it is in exclusive talks with private equity house Montagu over a possible sale of its education platform arm. In the summer, Capita announced that it wanted to offload its Education Software Solutions arm to help reduce […]
Facing a federal complaint, the University of Illinois pledges to protect Jewish and pro-Israel students
(JTA) — Weeks after publication of a federal complaint alleged an anti-Semitic climate at the University of Illinois, the university announced it would work with Jewish groups to improve conditions for Jews and pro-Israel students on campus. The campus in Champaign-Urbana, home to 34,000 undergraduates and some 3,000 Jewish undergraduate […]
Why This Is The Time To Make A Career Change
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There are many reasons why this is the right time to consider a career change. getty Periods of uncertainty cause humans to reassess their priorities, and the current environment is no exception. Right now, you might realize you want more out of your work or that you’re finally ready to […]