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GOLDMAN: College-Educated Americans Are More Unemployed Than You Think
It's no secret that the unemployment rate for those with college degrees is much lower than the rate for those without. And the fluctuations in the their respective unemployment rates have been very...
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CHART OF THE DAY: The College Bubble Has Popped
With the cost of tuition exploding higher, student loan delinquency rates on the rise, and wages for college grads going nowhere, young people are increasingly asking themselves if higher education is...
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The College Bubble Is Finally Bursting
Private colleges are offering record financial assistance to keep classrooms full, according to the Wall Street Journal's Ruth Simon.Some schools are seeing just 20% of the students they accepted...
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren Wants To Give Students The Same Cushy Loan Rates As Big...
Sen. Elizabeth Warren wasted no time going to bat for college students last week, introducing a bill –– her first as Senator –– that would let students take out federal student loans at the same dirt...
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2011 Was A Good Year For University Presidents
Scandal does a paycheck good.Although he was ousted from office as Pennsylvania State University President, Graham Spanier still topped the list of highest paid college presidents. Spanier racked up...
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MAP: Here's Where People Are Falling Behind On Their Student Loans
The New York Fed just released a ton of data on the state of household debt and credit.It included this map tracking the student debt delinquency rate. West Virginia is the worst, while South Dakota is...
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High-Paying Careers For People With Notoriously Low-Paying Degrees
No matter what sales pitch your college recruiter feeds you, the only thing certain about the post-college job market is the five-figure student loan debt load you'll probably carry when you enter it....
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Creepy Short Film Captures The Terror Of Student Debt
If the $1 trillion student loan debt crisis in America doesn't have you freaked out yet, we're willing to bet this new film will do the trick."The Red" is a mini horror film directed by the same team...
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COOPER UNION PROTESTS: Students Say The Board Is Destroying The Legendary School
Students are New York City's elite Cooper Union college are not done fighting a plan to charge tuition for the first time in 154 years.To them, this fight is about more than the money. It's about...
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AIG CEO To Struggling College Graduates: 'Don’t Cry About It'
Most business leaders, when asked to advise new graduates, are encouraging, telling them that though things might be rough now, they'll pick up in time. Not AIG's outspoken CEO, Robert Benmosche. He...
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The Most Ridiculous Things Students Have Written On AP Tests
High performing high school students around the country are taking Advanced Placement tests around now, which will be graded by more than 11,000 participating teachers and college faculty.Of course,...
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The US Government Will Make A Record $51 Billion Off Student Loan Debt This Year
Student loan debt is now one of the Obama Administration's biggest cash cows.The government is poised to pocket a record $51 billion profit from federal student loan borrowers this year, according to a...
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A College Student's Guide To Building Awesome Credit
Whether you’re in college or just graduating, chances are you don’t have much credit history.And that’s not a bad thing. You haven’t needed credit up to this point, and this is the time when most...
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New Businesses Are Banking On The Fact That Strangers Want To Pay Someone...
The crowdfunding economy has officially exploded – “crowds” of friends, family and strangers are funding everything from their latest film project to fertility treatments and vacations.In 2012 alone,...
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Colleges Are Providing More Financial Aid To Rich Kids Than Poor Kids
Neat fact: If the federal government were to take all of the money it pours into various forms of financial aid each year, it could go ahead and make tuition free, or close to it, for every student at...
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16 Wildly Successful People Who Majored In English
Guess what, contrary to popular belief, you're not entirely screwed out of having a successful career if you get an English degree. English majors get a bad rap in today's college debate, and it seems...
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CAREER EXPERT: Americans Are Wasting Their Time And Money On College
As the cost of education continues to rise, people are questioning the value of a degree. And according to Penelope Trunk, the founder of Brazen Careerist, 85% of people today are wasting their money —...
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Ben Bernanke Gives A Shout-Out To English Majors
For all the talk of how it's a waste to study American Literature or other majors with limited job prospects, even the Chairman of the Federal Reserve acknowledges a value to cultural pursuits.Ben...
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PUBLIC VS. PRIVATE COLLEGE: Which Is Better For Your Wallet?
At a time when college costs more than ever and we're facing a $1 trillion student debt bubble, it's no surprise the whole "Is College Even Worth It?" debate is still going strong. Take it from us ––...
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New College Grads Are Waking Up To A Huge Debt Hangover
If MTV really wants to show young people coming to grips with the "Real World" after college, how about slapping them with $35,000 worth of debt and shoving them out into the job market?That's reality...
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