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For the Startup-Minded, Debating the Pros and Cons of College
I'm successful, and I have a lot of thoughts on the value of education. In the end, there are good things and bad.
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Business Accounting
How Much Is An MBA Degree Really Worth?
And how much more money does an MBA from Harvard, Stanford or Wharton get you over a career than one from Texas A&M, Ohio State, or the University of Iowa?
Business Accounting
How We Pay for College Is Broken
The way most Americans pay for college -- a patchwork system of loans, grants, and scholarships from colleges -- was largely created generations ago, when fewer people went to college and when the price tag of a college was a lot less.
By Jeff Selingo
Building a Business
FAU Launches Tech Runway Incubation Program for South Florida
A new program aims to jumpstart entrepreneurship in South Florida.
Thought Leaders
Be Like That Great College Roommate. Build Brand Loyalty in 4 Ways.
Businesses can cultivate close relationships with their clientele. It just requires time and effort.
By Peter Gasca
Building a Business
College Career Recruitment – With a Fee
San Jose State University has outsourced headhunting to local staffing agencies, transforming traditional relationships with university placement offices.
Thought Leaders
Will University of Texas President Get the Ax?
Bill Powers' days as the head of UT's flagship campus are numbered. If he gets his way, he'll stay through next May. It's anyone's guess at the moment.
Human Resources
Survey: College Degrees Still Matter. Sort Of.
While a college degree opens the door, it's no longer a trump card, finds career website Glassdoor.
By Laura Entis
Entrepreneurs
Panera Founder and CEO Ron Shaich: It’s Not About Choosing the ‘Right’ Path, It’s About Knowing What Ignites Your Passion.
Figure out what you care about, what brings you joy and what drives you, Shaich told Clark University graduates. The rest will come.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Recruiting at a Hackathon? 5 Tips for Success
Relationships, not resumes, will nab you the perfect candidate at hackathons.
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Troubling Trend: Fewer High School Grads Are Choosing College
After surging during the recession, college enrollment is down as high school graduates appear to be choosing work over school.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
Meet the College Students Who Are Driving the Future of Bitcoin
Jeremy Gardner and his peers just might convince top universities to start accepting Bitcoin for donations, tuition payments and more.
Entrepreneurs
Why This Teen Was Accepted Into All 8 Ivy League Universities
Seventeen-year-old high school senior Kwasi Enin pulled off a collegiate hat trick several times over.
By Geoff Weiss
Building a Business
Why College Students Need to Be Entrepreneurial With Their Careers
Here are five ways students can think more like an entrepreneur, and how doing so can improve your chances for professional success.
By Dan Schawbel
Building a Business
Welcome to Miley Cyrus 101: 5 Bizarre College Courses
From wine tasting to the sociology of Miley Cyrus.
By Laura Entis
Business News
Which Colleges and Majors Yield the Most Lucrative Careers?
A PayScale study aims to put a new kind of price tag on our nation's universities.
By Geoff Weiss
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3 Ways to Keep College Entrepreneurs’ Dreams Alive, Even After Graduation
With many students seeing their college careers end in a few short months, their safety net is also disappearing.
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Tell Us: Is Michigan’s ‘Free College Tuition’ Proposal a Good One?
A new law awaiting action in Michigan aims to realize the far-off dream of free college education, though there's a catch.
By Geoff Weiss
Entrepreneurs
The SAT Gets Another Makeover, Returns to 1600-Point Scale
The College Board plans to overhaul the college admission test, hoping to change the face of the test prep industry.
By Nina Zipkin
Building a Business
Business Schools Should be Transformed to Drive Entrepreneurism
Universities should empower students with the skills to push an idea through to implementation.
By Rory O'Shea
Thought Leaders
The Secret Entrepreneurial Lessons of a Liberal Arts Education
It turns out, the basic college degree is worth more than it seems.
Building a Business
Guess What: Going to College Still Pays
A recent study shows that on virtually every measure of economic wellbeing and career attainment, college educated millennials are outperforming their peers with less education.
By Laura Entis
Building a Business
The Best Value in Higher Education
Princeton Review came out with their list of best value colleges, with UNC Chapel Hill and Williams College taking the tops spots.
Thought Leaders
Uncommon Wisdom for the Entrepreneurial Generation
The most unemployed generation in history - Gen Y - has been sold a bill of goods, but not in the way you might think.
By Steve Tobak
Entrepreneurs
How the Changing Education Landscape is Helping Entrepreneurs
With the ed-tech movement continuing to gain steam, entrepreneurs are jumping on the chance to disrupt an age-old industry. Here are three ways how.
By Shaul Kuper
Building a Business
Networking Tricks for College Treps
Being an entrepreneur requires a person to wear all sorts of hats - one being the ultimate networker. Here is how to get it done.
By Atin Mittra
Marketing
A College ‘Trep’s Plans for 2014
Entrepreneur caught up with College Entrepreneur of 2012 Bryan Silverman and talked about the upcoming year and his plans after graduation.