Posts From Matthew C. Keegan
Push to Unionize Adjunct Faculty Gains Steam
Your college instructor may be qualified, capable and enthusiastic, but beneath the surface this individual may be struggling financially. College adjunct faculty members are used to plugging critical holes in academia, yet they often do so at wages that are far lower than what their tenured counterparts earn.
Missouri Researchers Tie Physical Activity to Vascular Health
Most people understand that physical inactivity is not good. Indeed, individuals that regularly engage in exercise are in better health than those that do not. Now, researchers from the University of Missouri School of Medicine have found that even going without exercise for a few days can also adversely affect personal health.
5 Smart Tips for Starting (and Finishing) the Semester Right
How did you do with your classes last semester? Was it a walk in the park? A tough experience? Or somewhere in between?
How Does Your College Town Rate?
Choosing the right college or university depends on a number of factors to include: educational offerings, academic rigor, dorm living, campus life and other factors. Another consideration is the community where the institution is located.
The Colleges With the Friendliest Students
Heading to college is one of the scariest challenges for incoming freshmen. The “great unknown” can strike fear in many hearts, making the transition from home life to college life difficult for not a few students.
Fitness Ambition and How to Get It
You’re out of shape or simply have fallen behind on your exercise routine. You could offer up all kinds of reasons why you haven’t been exercising, including a busier than usual schedule, changing weather conditions and a general lack of interest.
College Rating System by the Numbers
Soon, your college will be rated by the Education Department, providing a way for current and future students to determine if that school and others like it are providing a level of education that they need and at a price they can afford.
7 Good Paying Jobs That Only Require an Associate Degree
Not every college-bound student must purse a bachelor’s degree. There are quite a few jobs that require no more than an associate degree and still pay quite well.
How to Survive the College Bowl Season
The fall semester is over, you’re on your way home and beginning tomorrow and lasting almost to mid-January is the college bowl season.
Colgate Faculty Take the High Road With Yik Yak
The anonymity of the social media platform Yik Yak attracts its share of users, including people that make unkind remarks or much worse. As the fall semester comes to an end, students have been taking to the site in great numbers and leaving comments, sometimes attacking professors by name.
7 Schools for Medical Assistants
Medical assistants are making a big difference for doctors and nurses, by filling in the care gaps for patients.
Army-Navy and Then the Bowls Begin
It used to be that there was a month or more between the final game of the college football regular season and the start of the bowls. Top teams would finish their season in late November, learn their bowl assignments and have a month or more to prepare.
