How do you counteract unemployment? “Sell drugs too [sic] children,” is a good solution, according to Answers.com, now one of the most visited reference communities on the entire web. Update 1/14/2014: It appears that Answers.com has quietly deleted the above content without comment, in response to our tweeting the story. The website, which hosts thousands […]

Perhaps one of the most common criticisms of American college students (and Americans) in recent decades has been their alleged lack of geographical knowledge. Zak Ziebell, a 17 year old high school student from Michigan, decided to put that criticism to a simple test in the summer of 2012, when he approached 29 randomly selected […]

A campus police officer at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, Texas, has been put on paid administrative leave after shooting – and ultimately killing – an unarmed student who attended the school, under shady circumstances. The Texas Rangers and local police in San Antonio are both assisting the investigation into why […]

In May, Edward Snowden released thousands of classified documents to journalists, detailing the largest digital surveillance operation the world has ever known – and in so doing, became arguably the most controversial international figure of 2013. Snowden, a former American contractor for the US National Security Agency, has so far released over 200,000 documents showing […]

Turns out, it’s hard to say no to Santa Claus. Or so went the theory that Luke Eilers sought to test in his latest “social experiment” video, posted yesterday to his popular YouTube channel. (Note: the video was actually filmed in 2012 but failed to gain much traction, hence the re-upload.) See also: Kid Smoking […]

Networking can be an invaluable part of jumpstarting your career after graduation or landing an internship over summer vacation. You typically meet different people during college and you should have an idea of how to maintain those connections—even as a post-graduate. If you are a college student who wants some online networking pointers, these tips […]

Scam colleges, more popularly known as “diploma mills” or “degree mills” throughout the United States and Canada (and beyond), are responsible for ruining thousands of lives every single year by falsely promising unsuspecting students stellar academic programs or job opportunities in exchange for exorbitant student fees and inflated “tuition” costs. And due to ongoing corruption […]

Below is an exclusive CollegeTimes interview with Jason Aquino, a former student at Neumont University, a for-profit “computer science” institute – that happens to lack ABET accreditation – based in Utah. Despite having been threatened multiple times by Neumont University CEO and President Edward Levine, Jason agreed to provide our team with unique insight into […]

TrekBeds was started in response to demand for quality, ecologically-aware bedroom furniture made especially for college students (and beyond). We spoke with Samantha Fenske from the TrekBeds team to find out more about the company and its growing product line. CT: Tell us a little about TrekBeds. What are they made from? Why are they […]

Branford Hall Career Institute, a vocational training institute with campuses located throughout New England, joins a growing list of for-profit education “corporations” that have threatened CollegeTimes over negative student reviews appearing on our website. The following piece is a speculative exploration of what likely lead up to BHCI threatening us via a cease-and-desist letter sent […]