Learning about business in college can be a great way to prepare yourself for the working world, no matter what field you end up joining. Coursework can create a great foundation to work with, but students can keep up with what’s going on in the business and finance worlds as well as get some help […]

Imagine you are hungry but the fridge is empty, the shops are closed, imagine you are thirsty but you don’t have any water.  One of the biggest problems associated with poverty is world hunger.  In just the last three years, the price of the world’s nutritional backbones (rice, wheat, corn)  have risen by about 84 […]

Students who end up at colleges that weren’t their top choice are often happiest. Sushma Subramanian on the upside to being rejected by the elites. When Lauren Schug, 26, from Philadelphia, was rejected by her top college choices—Brown, Columbia, and Duke—she was pretty sure her life was over. “I was extremely disappointed when I didn’t […]

Many college students have the luxury of avoiding practical thoughts of reality while living in an academic world that promises a successful future with each passing class that leads to a college degree. College is generally fun and for the most part, easy. However, it rarely prepares you for the real world. It is no […]

Celebrities love to multitask and push the envelope beyond their regular day jobs. Movie stars try out singing careers, models become actresses, and all kinds of celebrities seem to want to try their hand at writing books. And while most celebrity-written books just aren’t worth the time, these authors have successfully made the transition from […]

Every college and university around the world expects its students to uphold certain standards. Honesty, refraining from causing harm to others, community, and staying within the laws of the home country all remain relatively reasonable and universal codes that give students structure while still preserving their individuality and bolstering their character. But some schools, most […]

In in era that is over-saturated with media and communication, some may wonder if pursuing penpals is even worth the time anymore. Heck, with Facebook and satellite television around to provide us with on-demand entertainment, it hardly sounds so intriguing anymore to exchange conversation with a stranger from a far-away place. Or does it? Now […]

Let’s face it, unless your dorm or apartment comes with its own maid service, you’ll have to do some sort of cleaning while in college. The college lifestyle can lead to some very dirty living areas, so it’s important to do a little cleaning here and there. A little tidying up here and there also […]

If you are a diehard college alumni, your college campus may have the perfect place for you both in life and in death. Some colleges offer the ultimate class reunion – in cemeteries and mausoleums, a small but growing trend on college campuses. Designed to house the cremated ashes of alumni, faculty and pets, a […]

Whether you are looking for tools that can bring a distance education class together or tools to help students and teachers in traditional classrooms working on group projects, the following collaboration tools will help with any need. From group papers to file sharing to group communication, the following tools will help bring any educational group […]