Business Pundit

“We don’t need no education” ~ Pink Floyd, “Another Brick in the Wall” A college education is often touted as being a prerequisite to a good life and a high income. Unsurprisingly, college prospectuses promote the success of their alumni as a… Read more

There are many students today who are considering a change in their major. For some, they may have started out with a finance major, for example, before the economic problems that the country has recently been dealing with. Because of all of the… Read more

Every year, today’s greatest thinkers gather at various TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) conferences around the world. Their talks, which you can find on TED’s website, are often insightful, educational, and fascinating. As a TED… Read more

The Harvard Business Review has a good article on how to make networking work for you. Among their tips: The most universally agreed upon networking tip is this: Offer to help others first, and they will return the favor. “You should always ask… Read more

Image:… Read more

The Sept. 11 Education Trust has set up a new September 11 lesson plan for middle- and high school students. The plan, which includes DVDs, Google Earth terrorism mapping, discussion, and archival footage, is intended to help students learn… Read more

Forbes has released its college rankings list for 2009. Surprisingly enough, the usual suspects–Harvard, Yale, Princeton–don’t crown the list. Instead, the US Military Academy (West Point) was rated the best college in the nation. Forbes… Read more

Scurrying to market yourself amidst stiff competition? Looking to gain new skills? Learning a new language will not only boost your resume, but will open you up to worlds of new contacts, prospects, and friends. Luckily, the days of dragging… Read more

One UK school wants its students to go veg. If they won’t do it willingly, they can be forced, via cost-conscious parents. From the UK Telegraph: Parents whose children sign up to the ‘Vegetarian Scholarship’ could save £1,500 each year at… Read more

From Ananova: A university in Taiwan has opened a course to teach students how to appreciate and analyse porn movies. The Mass Communication Department of Providence University opened the course this semester, reports United Daily News. To… Read more

The American Opportunity Tax Credit, spearheaded by Pennsylvania Congressman Chaka Fattah, is part of the new government stimulus package. It gives individuals making less than $80,000 a year a $2,500 tax credit to use on higher education costs. The… Read more

A recent Chicago Journal of Consumer Research study found that businesses can make consumers feel more special by creating multi-tiered loyalty programs, which pander to a sense of status: Many businesses create loyalty programs to confer a… Read more

Congratulations, Mr. Krugman! From today’s New York Times: Paul Krugman, a professor at Princeton University and an Op-Ed columnist for The New York Times, was awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences on Monday. Mr. Krugman… Read more

Having a higher education usually means making a higher income, but these ten deal snatchers have made an art form of pilfering available resources. Read and learn, but don’t repeat these mistakes unless you have foolproof alibis in place: 10…. Read more