How NYC women responded to a survey on finding the balance between career and motherhood.
Category Archives: Blog Assignments
New Poll: Most Support Stronger For-profit Education Regulation
Most of the respondents to our poll want a stronger for-profit education regulation sheriff to lay down the law. Here are the results from last month’s poll.
Survey Results: Occupy Wall Street and Employment
The results are in!
Faced with $5.1B Operating Loss, USPS Seeks to Increase Junk Mail Volume
If you already get a lot of junk mail, a lot more could be coming your way.
Syllabus Updates: Assignment Details
Please see the Class Syllabus for updates on assignments under Week Ten (survey results blog post/Google Gadget tutorial, and video pitch,) and Week 13 (video assignment). Also see updates to “Assignment Calendar” for weeks 10-15.
OWS: 10 people arrested
Occupy Wall Street: new arrests in New York City.
Zuccotti’s kitchen
What I have heard and seen in Zuccotti Park’s kitchen. A tour with 2 volunteers.
A journey down the Silk Road to Rego Park, Queens
For many New Yorkers, venturing to outer Queens is equivalent to a journey down the Silk Road. Long and arduous but filled with myriad cultures, spices and sites to be seen.
Cheburechnaya Restaurant on 63rd Dr. in Rego Park, is owned by Tajikistan-born Simon Sionov and is a testament to the history, geography and culture of the Bukharian Jews.
View photo essay HERE
Imagine there’s no hunger…
Yoko Ono is the latest famous face to bring awareness to the growing problem of childhood hunger in the US. Read more and tell me about your personal experiences with hunger here.
What Do You Think of Online Schools?
Online education continues to evolve and change. Schools and programs served online have been around for over two decades. Perception also has been on the move. Over 30 percent of students in higher education take online classes now.
Some online students are extremely loyal to their schools, as comments from uber-loyal Capella University students. There was an uproar when we wrote earlier about Capella’s decision to stay out of the U.S. News ranking of online schools. Is this loyalty reflective of broader sentiments about online education?
We’d like to hear your comments via this short survey that will only take a few minutes.