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Why don’t more women get MBAs?

admin — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 19:04:59 +0000

It’s a bit puzzling: Over the past 20 years, as women have made tremendous gains in the business world, the percentage of B-school students who are female has remained at about 30%, or roughly the same now as in the late ’80s. (By contrast, female enrollment in law and medical schools has risen over the same time period to about 50%.)

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Tax Reasons to Go Back to School

admin — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 19:54:54 +0000

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Web Offering Innovative Student Lending

admin — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:54:47 +0000

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Best back-to-school laptops

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If your kid is heading to college this fall, you may be feeling pretty protective of your wallet. But equipping your offspring with one of the cut-rate laptops in those back-to-school fliers is a false economy.

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Most lucrative college degrees

admin — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:41:44 +0000

Math majors don’t always get much respect on college campuses, but fat post-grad wallets should be enough to give them a boost.

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Help with student loans for many, but not all

admin — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 14:50:44 +0000

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Why a good education is harder to come by

admin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:13:37 +0000

Last month my wife and I got the word: Our 4-year-old is smart, but she’s not cut out to join the Masters of the Universe (Kindergarten Division). Lucy’s test scores mean she’ll be shut out of our city’s coveted “gifted” public schools.

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College Aid Gets Simplified

admin — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 19:47:14 +0000

In an effort to ease the FAFSA process, Education Secretary Arne Duncan has announced some plans to tackle this issue. View this post in full to find out more.

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Support your struggling grads

admin — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:19:44 +0000

The average college grad comes out owing $22,500, per FinAid.org – a scary sum in good economic times. Now unemployment for BA holders is at its highest since the Labor Department started keeping track in 1992, making that debt burden even more onerous.

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The Dolans Tell How to Pay for College

admin — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 13:54:06 +0000

For many families, the college dream is turning into a financial nightmare. Your son or daughter gets accepted to a private university–great, right? Sure, until you start worrying about how to come up with enough money to cover that big tuition bill. Watch today’s video as the Dolans have some surprising advice for a dad struggling to pay for his daughter’s college education.

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