college degree
| 7:05AM 12/06/2010
College graduates are starting to feel the effects of the economic downturn, after being largely immune to rising unemployment.
The jobless rates for Americans who had at least a bachelor's degree hit 5.1% in November, the highest in 40 years, USA Today reported. In September, the rate was just...
| 9:00AM 11/22/2010
More parents are realizing they don't need to ruin themselves financially for their children's education. But what if you have that epiphany after your kid has applied to her first-choice school early decision? If they accept her, she's committed, right? Wrong. You can -- and should -- break the contract.
| 10:45AM 9/01/2010
Young single women are earning more than their male peers in metropolitan areas around the U.S., according to an analysis of Census Bureau data released Wednesday. Some hope that the trend could eventually eliminate the male-female pay gap.
| 12:20PM 6/16/2010
Despite its provocative title, The Atlantic magazine's cover story The End of Men focuses less on the gender wars and more on this question: What if postindustrial society is better suited to female workers?
| 1:00PM 8/24/2008
Next to nothing, says one blogger. Independent Accountant did an interesting opinion piece on the state of today's college system. He makes a case that a four-year college degree is something largely arbitrary, created by those who hand out the degrees.He suggests that these degrees really don't...