Bloomberg Businessweek Does student loan debt make people less happy and healthy? There is some evidence to suggest that student debt may take a toll on major economic decisions, such as buying a home. Young people with student debt were once more likely to have mortgage debt, because more education led to higher incomes. But that changed in 2012, when the Federal Reserve Bank of New York […]
CNN Money America’s young workers: destined for failure? We’ve all heard the message from our parents: If you work hard, get a good education, and play by the rules, you will do well in life. Baby boomers like me were able to turn that formula into the American Dream. But while we were able to graduate from high school, vocational school programs, or […]
Diverse Diverse Conversations: Finding a Mentor Mentorship is a huge part of professional success in higher education. If nothing else, having a solid mentor helps higher education professionals to develop valuable contacts and integrate themselves into their employer institution. Finding a mentor, though, can be a tricky thing. Some people are naturally good at formulating mentor-mentee relationships. Others simply don’t know […]
Boston.com Northeastern launches lab to empower social change, civic engagement The success of a free massive open online course focused on philanthropy has prompted Northeastern University, which founded the course in partnership with the sister of billionaire Warren Buffett, to launch a laboratory designed to empower social change and civic engagement, campus officials said. The university announced this week the launch of the Social Impact Lab, describing […]