Cheaters never prosper.

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Finding Quality Information … and did I mention that I love libraries?

by Kate
It’s true.
Now, you may ask yourself, why do I need the library when I have the Internet?
True. But the library does have things you cannot get anywhere else. Some examples: special collections, government documents, periodicals and bound journals (and there‘s more!). Crucially, university libraries grant you electronic access to full text academic journals [...]

never stop learning.

Only a quarter of Americans have a college degree. What if that proportion was flipped … how different would things be if 3 out of 4 people had graduated college?
Vastly different.

In his speech to a joint session of congress last night, President Obama said that 75% of the fastest-growing jobs in the United States [...]

EarnMyDegree Features: Schools you have submitted today.

by blythepyrate
Things I Love:
·    I love is lists. List-making is a powerful organizational tool. Everyone knows that. Beware though, the power of lists is an addictive power. Fine, don’t believe me. But consider yourself warned.
·    I love handy website features (that work). Lots of websites have features they think are helpful when they are [...]

Gen Y Misfit: first day of college online.

by Judy
Class has started and suddenly I’m freaking out — I don’t want to do it.   Me, who loves school, now wants to run away.  Because I suck at the Internet.  Because I am the least technologically savvy member in all of Generation Y.

Even the idea of a “kitchen computer” (basically a giant recipe book) [...]

grad school? grad school.

All signed up … or am I?

by Judy
I did it.  I signed up for my first class.  I think.  Actually, I’m not so sure.  I definitely signed up as a University of Phoenix student (I paid the $45 enrollment fee), but I think I messed up in signing up for my actual class.  I had to list what course I wanted [...]

Libraries rule!

by Kate
Now that you are familiarized with the general workings of the library nearest you, have your library card carefully ensconced in wallet and understand that librarians are critical to your efficient success; let’s talk about some basic guiding principles for behavior at the library that will keep you in good standing.
Quiet! (Sort of) [...]

Diploma mills: a bad idea even (maybe especially?) if you want to be a lawyer.

The Headline from Toronto, courtesy of the Ubyssey: York university student caught with fake degree.
The subtitle reads Law student one of hundreds in Canada with fraudulent post-secondary credentials, to which my honest-to-god first reaction was Whaaa-at?? Canadians? Cheating, at anything? This is unheard of.
But the article quickly makes things clear: “Third-year student Quami Frederick [...]

Cupid develops a plan.

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