Majoring in debt - financing higher education
Progressive, The - January 1, 2004, by Adolph L. Reed, Jr.
Higher education is a basic social good. As such, it should be available to all, without cost, who meet admission standards. The federal government... (Read More)

Curricular transformation: why we need it how to support it
Change - January 1, 2004, by Peter Smith
I've been in higher education for over 30 years, with time off for a diversion into elective office at the state level and in the United States Con... (Read More)

Careers in the trades - Career Watch 2004 Special Report
Careers and Colleges - January 1, 2004
WITH TUITIONS RISING AND THE TRADES and military actively seeking talented young people, many graduates are not taking a direct route to a higher e... (Read More)

Used-Car e-Buying Flatlines - Brief Article
Ward's Dealer Business - January 1, 2004, by Cliff Banks
Byline: Cliff Banks The number of used-car buyers using the Internet in the shopping process stayed flat from 2002 to 2003 according the J.D. Pow... (Read More)

Kennedy, Gregory C., and Keith Neilson, eds. Military Education: Past, Present, and Future - Book Review
Naval War College Review - January 1, 2004, by Judith Stiehm
Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 2002. 256pp. $64.99 This collection of ten essays is largely historical. Only three deal with current military educatio... (Read More)

Overcoming status distinctions? Religious involvement, social class, race, and ethnicity in friendship patterns
Sociology of Religion - December 22, 2003, by Robert Wuthnow
This article addresses a very simple, straightforward question: Does being actively involved in a religious congregation increase the likelihood th... (Read More)

Efforts to improve transfer agreements between schools gain $2.5 million boost - Noteworthy News
Black Issues in Higher Education - December 4, 2003
WASHINGTON A $2.5 million grant will help a national coalition make postsecondary education more accessible to interested students by changing tr... (Read More)

Too many cooks? Changing wages and job ladders in the food industry
Regional Review - December 1, 2003, by Julia Lane,  Philip Moss,  Harold Salzman,  Chris Tilly
IN MARCH 1996, some five years into an economic recovery, the New York Times ran a series of front-page articles entitled, "Downsizing in Amer... (Read More)

Great escape: all wound up about what kind of business to start? Then take a hint from the millions of Americans looking to break away from the daily grind—head
Entrepreneur - December 1, 2003, by Eileen Figure Sandlin
With all the attention focused these days on holistic remedies, organic produce and botanical beauty products, it's no surprise that interest in sp... (Read More)

From the southern hemisphere to the rural south: a Mauritian student's version of "coming to America"
College Student Journal - December 1, 2003, by Neelam Kher,  Gayle Juneau,  Susan Molstad
International students entering the subculture of an American university face a variety of difficulties they are often unprepared to overcome. This... (Read More)