Monthly Archives: October 2012

So if you want to be scared on Halloween, go for it. But you’ll enjoy your Goosebumps a lot more if your education is not one of your fears.  

On October 28 in 1886, president Grover Cleveland presided over a ceremony that officially dedicated the Statue of Liberty in New York Bay. As you know, Lady Liberty was a gift given in friendship to America by the people of France.

Some people wouldn’t think that a student who dropped out of Harvard after less than 2 years would make much of himself. In the case of Bill Gates, they’d be wrong. Gates went on to found Microsoft and become one of the most successful, wealthiest people in the world. 

Alex Trebek announces that you’re the daily winner, with $28,000.” Not bad for 30 minutes of work, all because you knew how StraighterLine credits transfer. 

According to a news article by Stephanie Grimes of KSL.com, an Oklahoma valedictorian was denied her diploma for using profanity in her Prague High School graduation speech.

Whether you are thinking of becoming a chemist or simply are taking a chemistry course in high school or college, you really should head on over to the American Chemical Society (NCS) home page to see what’s happening this week.

“Winners and Losers: Corrections and Higher Education in California,” an article you can read on the California Common Sense website, reports that since 1980, California’s spending on higher education has dropped 13%, while spending on the state’s prisons has increased 436%.

When deciding where to spend money, most colleges decide not to allocate it to faculty pay. In an effort to attract more students, they spend it on new buildings instead. 

If you think that distance learning started about a decade ago, this post will start your day with some gasp-provoking insights. Turns out that distance learning has been around for ages. Here’s a brief history . . .

The National Day on Writing is reminder that writing well is a critical skill. Let’s all use it as a nudge to improve our writing – and reap the rewards – in the year to come.