Bill Gates, Mosquitos, Malaria, and Education

March 21, 2011
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Rock the Red Pump!

March 10, 2011

The Red Pump Project™ raises awareness about the impact of HIV/AIDS on women and girls. Our mission is to promote HIV prevention through education, and open dialogue about the issues that surround sexual and reproductive health.
Founded in March 2009 by Luvvie Ajayi and Karyn Watkins, Red Pump believes that if HIV affects one, it affects [...]

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From the Mouths of Babes

March 1, 2011

I cannot resist a TED.com video, so when I found a link for a speech delivered by a 12 year-old child prodigy, nothing else in my day was more urgent. No stranger to TV documentaries exhibiting sassy child prodigies and their badgering parents, I hit the play button fully expecting to be huffing and puffing [...]

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Spain – Making the Case for Intercultural Communications

February 21, 2011

Nowadays, we unfortunately have not yet achieved a means of mutual understanding. Caring about how people from different countries and cultures act, communicate and perceive the world around them would seem to be a fundamental, overarching skill of any member of a globalized society.

Intercultural communications courses will come in handy in any modern day work [...]

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Attending Class via Robot?

February 7, 2011

It’s the 21st century. Everyone knows that accredited online schools offer students the flexibility to attend classes remotely, and to study at your own rhythm. But now, a virtual education is more interactive than ever before.
Lyndon Baty suffers from Polycystic Kidney Disease, which severely affects his immune system. Until now, daily routines like going [...]

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Universities with the Largest Online Presence

January 27, 2011

Trends and analytics firm Global Language Monitor (GLM) unveiled their 2011 TrendTopper MediaBuzz rankings – rating colleges and universities according to their online presence and internet brand equity.
Through the last day of 2009, until the last week of December 2010, GLM selected their top picks based on data gathered from:

Blogs
Social Media
75,000 print and electronic [...]

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Major in Do-Gooder

January 25, 2011

I remember an old episode of The Apprentice when the contestants had to use their business know-how in order to organize a charity event for “The Donald”. It, of course, was a disaster for all involved and The Donald was extremely harsh on the contestants. I’m sure someone even cried.
But, it turns out that The [...]

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Kids Today: Digital Skills vs. Life Skills

January 21, 2011

Part of their ‘Digital Diaries’ series, Internet security company AVG has released a new study, which sheds some surprising light on just how much technology’s changed the way we live from an early age.

69% of children 2- 5 years old can use a computer mouse – but only 11% can tie their own shoelaces.
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Advancing Advanced Placement

January 12, 2011

NY Times – “Rethinking Advanced Placement”
To any American high school student, the words  “Advanced” and “Placement” will provoke a reaction, whether it is fear, agitation, excitement, disgruntlement, curiosity, boredom or despair, you name it. Whatever the reaction, no one in high school can escape the throes of the Advanced Placement program (more popularly known as [...]

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Learn How to Study

January 11, 2011

Sometimes learning how to study is as important as what you study. This is especially true when it comes to returning students. Some of the biggest challenges for anyone looking to go back to college are establishing good study habits, adjusting to larger classrooms, developing self-discipline, and making the best of a more stringent schedule [...]

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