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GEO can you spare some sympathy?
1 hour, 16 minutes ago ago from Rosblog
After strike, UI faculty members question own salary freezes 12/08/2009 BY Ros Dumlao Members of the Graduate Employees Organization finally won their plea for ends meet, but the outcome the strike did not evoke much sympathy to many faculty members. Though faculty members in some departments at the University of Illinois in Champaign-Urbana agree that the GEO has the right to negotiate contract terms with the university, ...
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Test scores, job placement rate and graduate salaries are all criteria that historically dominate the ranking of graduate university business programs. In 1999, the World Resources Institute (WRI) saw the value in examining Master of Business...
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The economy is definitely pushing people in the forward motion when it comes to going back to school. For students already enrolled in school, taking on a second major or another minor delays the inevitable graduation. Students take shelter in education as a means to protect themselves from an otherwise unforgiving job market and prepare for the job market when it becomes a little better. The problem with this is that students will be ...
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17 hours ago ago from PopEater
OAKBROOK TERRACE, Ill. -For-profit education provider DeVry Inc. on Tuesday said fall enrollment for undergraduates at its DeVry University unit accelerated from a year ago as the bad economy drives students to school. The Oakbrook Terrace, Ill., company said undergraduate enrollments rose 22.7 percent to 64,003, up from a 16.9 percent jump in 2008. DeVry University, which offers associate, bachelor's and master's degree programs in ...
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20 hours ago ago from Good News Now
DeVry Inc. (NYSE: DV), a global provider of educational services, today reported its fall 2009 enrollment at DeVry University, including its Keller Graduate School of Management, Chamberlain College of Nursing and U.S. Education, which comprises Apollo College and Western Career College. The results are as follows: DeVry University: New student enrollment increased 19.4 percent to 18,878 students Total student enrollment increased 22.7 ...
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