teach for america

    By Jennifer B. Larson

    | 1:15PM 8/25/2010
    In part one of this two-part series, Money College blogger Jennifer Larson explores how students can get student loans paid or deferred through their volunteer work. If you feel stuck in the never-ending cog of student loan debt, you are certainly not alone. A lot of people are in the same...

    By Mark Cohen

    | 2:00PM 6/26/2009
    I first learned about What's Next? in 2006 when it offered me what I thought at the time would be my next job. I was working as an editor at a national men's magazine and, having survived several regime changes that had put all but a handful of my peers out on the street, I liked the symmetry of...

    By Bruce Watson

    | 12:00PM 12/01/2008
    Looking through recent articles about college students, I keep seeing the same basic suggestions: minimize loans, don't get a credit card, pay your bills, and keep track of your spending. While these are certainly useful little tidbits of advice, they don't really address the largest problem that...

    By Zac Bissonnette

    | 5:00PM 7/03/2008
    If you're a recent grad looking to go into a traditionally lucrative career in something like finance, good luck: the big banks are struggling, cutting down on hiring, and laying off seasoned veterans: so you'll be competing for jobs with people who have a ton of experience.But if you're a new...