In keeping with recent years, the highest-paid majors for 2012 grads included plenty of engineering fields. This trend is expected to continue, as the job market is faced with both an increased demand for and a lack of qualified graduates. 1. Computer Engineering With a staggering starting average salary of just over $70,000, computer engineering
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The HCBU Library Alliance is an organization dedicated to the preservation of Historically Black Colleges and Universities, as well as their libraries. The organization began in 2001, and was formalized with 25 directors and deans in a gathering. Today, the HCBU Library Alliance is comprised of almost 300,000 students, 20,000 faculty members in more than
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January 21, 2013 is a federal holiday as it marks the Rev. Martin Luther King Day of Service. This day allows us to pay tribute to Dr. King through service and leadership. The MLK Day of Service, also, in a way, provides an opportunity for the community to transform his principles into real action and
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Digital artists, also known as multimedia artists, are persons who employ a wide range of media on their computers as a form of expression. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics indicates that over 60% of digital artists are self-employed, but for those who wish to work for companies, the high demand and lucrative offers continues
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What exactly can students gain from campus tours? High school students in particular can learn more about HBCUs which they’re interested in. Campus tours can help them know more about the programs the schools are offering as well as other information such as entrance exams, requirements, tuition, and scholarships. Moreover, they also get to feel
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Most professional speakers, or individuals whose career it is to speak publically to academic communities and other groups, are experts in their subject matter or field. They have achieved success in their industry or in personal pursuits, and are therefore uniquely capable of inspiring and motivating others to do the same. Great Black Speakers is
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Many alumni of HBCUs have the desire to give back in some way to their school. Many also wish to help foster the next generation of up and coming students, often in an effort to provide them with either similar assistance to what they received, or to fill a void that they themselves felt as
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If you’ve ever wondered if you’re communicating properly with your professor, if you want your child to have the best possible advantages when they arrive at college, or if you’d simply like to learn some vital communications basics, Ellen Bremen’s book is for you. Among the many guides out there which attempt to make college
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