Category: Educational

October 25, 2017

Invest In Yourself If you’ve been listening to my podcast or reading my blog for a while, you know I’m a huge advocate of investing in yourself. That means training. That means hiring coaches, getting programs, reading books, going to […]

October 9, 2017

Over the years, I’ve become a big fan of 529 college savings plans. I set up two of them for my daughters, one of whom is in college. They are great savings vehicles with lots of flexibility and healthy tax […]

September 15, 2017

As a nation, we’re obsessed with lists. We want better, cheaper and more exciting rankings of everything. Us media folks drive this mania. Yet when it comes to colleges, “best” lists drive me crazy. They don’t tell you anything important, […]

August 22, 2017

Few of us know everything. In fact, most of us need guidance and teaching to help us reach our full potential. This is true in school, learning new hobbies, and just about every facet of life. A coach or mentor […]

April 4, 2017

If you’re an entrepreneur with a passion for education, you’re in luck. There are numerous franchise opportunities that you can use to help educate people of all ages and in a variety of different subjects. Here are 20 franchise opportunities […]

March 7, 2017

In most homes, we are told to go to college by married parents, step-parents or single parents. Our relatives and friends echo this sentiment. Setting aside the professions that require college, why does the answer seem to be that everyone […]

February 23, 2017

If you’ve taken any college classes, chances are you’ve had to deal with student loans. These loans can be especially burdensome for young professionals just getting started in their chosen fields. But there are some options and resources for dealing […]

February 9, 2017

The chasm between industry needs and our educational system has accelerated and our current educational model is quickly going broke, increasingly hampered by educational costs, skyrocketing tuition fees and student loans. Educational institutions continue doing what they always have done, […]

January 31, 2017

Governor Andrew Cuomo is pushing to make New York the first state in the country to adopt a tuition-free plan at both two-year and four-year public colleges. The Excelsior Scholarship aims to make college more affordable for middle-class New Yorkers […]

January 9, 2017

It’s no secret that text messaging is the preferred method of communication for today’s students over email, direct mail or phone calls; a recent study found that some 97 percent say they use texting as their primary form of communication, […]

December 19, 2016

DeVry University will pay $100 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged its ads misled prospective students, the Federal Trade Commission said Thursday. The money will go back to tens of thousands of students that attended DeVry between 2008 and […]

December 2, 2016

Colleges and universities are facing a wide variety of business and finance challenges, but many are finding creative solutions. To explore these issues, University Business and Oracle partnered to develop and deploy a recent survey of higher ed business and […]

November 16, 2016

While faced with state and federal regulations, an increasingly competitive recruitment environment and intense pressure to contain costs, many colleges and universities have been unable to modernize critical business processes, which could help address key challenges in admissions, finance, and […]

November 2, 2016

Staples will help some of its workers pay off their student loans, joining a growing group of companies offering this kind of perk. Eligible employees will receive $100 a month for three years, for a total of $3,600. At first, […]

September 7, 2016

In the world of entrepreneurs, we have this notion that a formal education has no bearing on one’s future income, because “anybody can found a Fortune 500 company.” While that statement is true, is the “anybody” typical, or just a […]

August 26, 2016

Increasing your likelihood of implementing a successful mentorship program at your university becomes much greater when you understand the desires of your students (mentees) and alumni (mentors). By fully understanding the wants and needs of both parties, you can create […]

July 18, 2016

Let the games begin. As we prepare for the negotiated spectacle that will play out at both political conventions, these staged reality television moments will also be set against a backdrop of heightened social, cultural, racial, and economic tensions. America […]

June 28, 2016

She’s so, so close to being debt free. Jessica Elberfeld, 29, has paid down more than $100,000 of her student loans since she graduated college seven years ago and she’ll be completely done paying them off by the end of […]

June 10, 2016

Do you think any of your students are going to be the next Arianna Huffington or Steve Jobs? That’s ultimately up to them to determine, but there are ways that you can foster an entrepreneurial attitude. Introducing students to tools […]

May 27, 2016

What’s the best way to set up our current/future children so that they don’t incur the same amount of debt and college expenses as us Millennials currently have? With rising education expenses and tuition increases, would it be smart to […]