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“A very little key will open a very heavy door” (Charles Dickens, Hunted Down)
Layaway, higher ed style
Harbinger of the future or late to the party? “Arizona State University is partnering with MOOC provider edX on a freshman year program that doesn’t require any application or upfront costs. Students only pay— $200 per credit—once they pass the courses. They’ll also...
So what if they leave?
It looks like this employer doesn’t fret about employees leaving after acquiring new skills: “Since 2012, Amazon has offered a program called “Career Choice,” where the company pays 95% of tuition for its fulfillment and customer service center employees to take...
Look Inside a Futuristic Nanotech Lab
Via Popular Mechanics: NanoTech Complex, which is run by the College of Nanoscale Science and Engineering, or CNSE, at the State University of New York at Albany. Sprawling over more than a half-dozen buildings in three locations, the $14 billion facility includes...
Does It Matter That Apple and GE Are Bringing Back Manufacturing?
[Bringing back manufacturing] is not as important as we want it to be. The reason is: jobs represent a lower and lower proportion of hardware production. And hardware represents less and less of the value-added in a product. Does It Matter That Apple and GE Are...
Does It Matter That Apple and GE Are Bringing Back Manufacturing?
[Bringing back manufacturing] is not as important as we want it to be. The reason is: jobs represent a lower and lower proportion of hardware production. And hardware represents less and less of the value-added in a product. Does It Matter That Apple and GE Are...
The Growing Skills Gap Explained
Via Business Insider: There's high youth unemployment around the world, despite a multitude of job vacancies. Blame the skills shortage, which 39 percent of employers say is preventing them from filling entry level jobs, according to a McKinsey report. Meanwhile in...
The Growing Skills Gap Explained
Via Business Insider: There's high youth unemployment around the world, despite a multitude of job vacancies. Blame the skills shortage, which 39 percent of employers say is preventing them from filling entry level jobs, according to a McKinsey report. Meanwhile in...
An Entrepreneur’s Guide To Patents (Part 3): Application Strategy For Utilization Or Monetization
Via TechCrunch: …the time from filing a non-provisional utility application to final disposition of the application is typically 3-4 years using the standard examination process with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). With this process, the...