http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner en-us Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:35:10 -0700 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 11:15:51 -0700 BlogCFC http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m11d12-Full-ride-scholarship-offers-are-often-too-good-to-be-true?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner     (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) Both graduate and undergraduate students are scrambling for fewer, available scholarships thanks to the economic down turn. Those exploring ... 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Grad school graduate education adult learning Masters PhD financial assistance admissions public private Student Loans Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:04:59 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m11d11-Council-of-Graduate-Schools-survey-shows-enrollment-drop-in-key-demographic?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Claremont-Graduate-University-celebrates-Drucker-Week-with-free-events-throughout-LA?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner    CGU Campus (Photo provided by Nick Johnson, CGU)The Peter F. Drucker and Masatoshi Ito Graduate School of Management and theDrucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University are celebrating Drucker Week, Nov. 2-8, commemorating what wou... Grad school graduate education adult learning social justice Masters private Special Programs events Business School Public service Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:37:37 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m11d3-Claremont-Graduate-University-celebrates-Drucker-Week-with-free-events-throughout-LA?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d26-What-is-the-GMAT?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner   MBA class lecture (AP Photo/Ivan Sekretarev) The Graduate Management Admissions Exam (GMAT) is the standardized test used in the business school admissions process. H. Brandon Tuck, Assistant Director of Admissions at the... Grad school graduate education adult learning Masters admissions Tips private Tests GRE Business School Mon, 26 Oct 2009 14:52:22 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d26-What-is-the-GMAT?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Opportunity-to-seek-assistance-from-officials-at-70-graduate-schools-throughout-the-country?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner    ASU Facilities (Photo: Business Wire)Representatives from approximately 70 graduate schools across the nation will participate in the ASU Annual Graduate School Fair on November 5th. A wide variety of programs will be represented. Stude... Grad school graduate education adult learning Masters PhD recessions admissions Tips public Special Programs events recruiting Online learning Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:23:13 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d23-Opportunity-to-seek-assistance-from-officials-at-70-graduate-schools-throughout-the-country?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d22-There-is-no-one-size-for-method-for-deciding-to-attend-grad-school?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner   (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) In trying to provide a framework for approaching the task of preparing for graduate school, Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman provide ten steps for thinking about graduate school. Many of the step... Grad school graduate education adult learning Masters admissions Tips Tests GRE Thu, 22 Oct 2009 21:00:36 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d22-There-is-no-one-size-for-method-for-deciding-to-attend-grad-school?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d6-There-is-more-to-the-Student-Aid-and-Fiscal-Responsibility-Act-of-2009-than-student-loan-changes?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner Rep. George Miller, D-Calif. (AP Photo/Harry Hamburg) President Obama considers signing the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009 into law a top domestic priority. Though Democrats claim the bill had bipartisan support ... Grad school graduate education adult learning financial assistance public private Student Loans Taxes Tue, 06 Oct 2009 01:30:24 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d6-There-is-more-to-the-Student-Aid-and-Fiscal-Responsibility-Act-of-2009-than-student-loan-changes?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d5-California-graduate-programs-in-education-well-represented-in-rankings?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner   (AP Photo/Bob Bird)Top ranked education programs in California encompass the full spectrum of program types from large, public universities to small, private programs. One of the deepest academic areas covered in the graduate school rankings ... Grad school graduate education adult learning social justice PhD admissions public private recruiting Teacher education Tue, 06 Oct 2009 00:22:14 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d5-California-graduate-programs-in-education-well-represented-in-rankings?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d5-IRS-educating-taxpayers-about-tax-benefits-for-education?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner   (AP Photo/Dita Alangkara)There is a new section to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website that helps educate and clarify the benefits available to those advancing their education. The special section provides information regarding a variet... Grad school graduate education adult learning Masters PhD financial assistance public private Special Programs Student Loans Taxes Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:09:46 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m10d5-IRS-educating-taxpayers-about-tax-benefits-for-education?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Looking-for-economical-school-choices-Look-to-the-north?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner   (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck) There’s more to America’s northern neighbor than hockey, skiing, and maple syrup. American students are finding value and substance in Canada's higher-education system... Grad school graduate education adult learning Masters PhD financial assistance admissions Tips public private recruiting Student Loans Mon, 28 Sep 2009 13:47:20 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d28-Looking-for-economical-school-choices-Look-to-the-north?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Which-is-more-important-faculty-research-or-faculty-teaching?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner   (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds) This is the proverbial chicken and the egg question for prestigious research universities: which is more valuable research or teaching? Undergraduates’ experiences with this conundrum typica... Grad school graduate education adult learning Scholar-Practitioner Masters PhD financial assistance public private Internships Thu, 24 Sep 2009 22:53:10 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Which-is-more-important-faculty-research-or-faculty-teaching?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Wall-Street-debacles-do-not-take-luster-off-of-top-California-graduate-business-schools?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner   UC Davis has a unique program (AP Photo/ Elise Amendola) With the downturn in the economy and the anniversary of the Wall Street banking implosion last week, those who follow educational trends have noticed a slight decrea... Grad school graduate education adult learning Masters PhD admissions public private Special Programs Business School Thu, 24 Sep 2009 14:48:07 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d24-Wall-Street-debacles-do-not-take-luster-off-of-top-California-graduate-business-schools?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d18-California-has-a-nice-showing-in-the-nations-top-engineering-programs?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner (Los Alamos National Laboratory engineer Venkat Rao Dasari discusses smart grid technology at the lab, in Los Alamos, N.M. Los Alamos is helping the state of New Mexico with a smart grid proposal for federal money. (AP Photo/Los Alamos National ... Grad school graduate adult learning Masters PhD admissions public private Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:08:56 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d18-California-has-a-nice-showing-in-the-nations-top-engineering-programs?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Undocumented-students-can-qualify-for-instate-tuition-break?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner    (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)Since January 1, 2002, California’s AB 540 law allows undocumented immigrant students pursuing higher education to be exempted from paying out-of-state tuition fees. Undocumented students do not qualify for ... Grad school education adult learning social justice financial assistance admissions Tips Special Programs Student Loans Thu, 17 Sep 2009 21:59:44 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m9d17-Undocumented-students-can-qualify-for-instate-tuition-break?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m7d16-California-dominates-top-psychology--programs?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner   (AP Photo/Muhammed Muheisen)The top two graduate programs for psychology, according to US News and World Report rankings, include two California schools. Yet another, from Southern California, comes in tied for third. Both Stanford and Berke... Grad school graduate adult learning Scholar-Practitioner Masters PhD admissions public private Thu, 16 Jul 2009 14:37:39 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m7d16-California-dominates-top-psychology--programs?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Best-law-schools-in-the-nation?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner (AP Photo/Randy L Rasmussen, Pool)While the top two schools are no surprise, California makes solid inroads into the top tier of law schools in the nation based on the US News and World Report rankings. Topping the list is Yale, followed by Harvard... Grad school graduate education adult learning financial assistance admissions public private Law School Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:35:54 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Best-law-schools-in-the-nation?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Best-medical-schools-in-the-nation?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)The best medical schools for research are dominated by private and pricey institutions. The top four, in descending order are Harvard, Johns Hopkins, University of Pennsylvania, and Washington University in St. Louis. T... Grad school graduate education adult learning admissions public private Med School Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:36:29 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d30-Best-medical-schools-in-the-nation?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d29-FAFSA-process-to-be-overhauled-for-ease?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner (AP Photo/Morry Gash)Every year, both graduate students and undergrads alike dread filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), but to get financial assistance in the form of grants and loans, it is an unavoidable reality.Last w... Grad school graduate education adult learning financial assistance admissions Student Loans Mon, 29 Jun 2009 21:44:17 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d29-FAFSA-process-to-be-overhauled-for-ease?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d29-CGU-one-of-ten-in-the-nation-to-offer-special-combination-degree-option?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner Photo courtesy of Nick Johnson/CGU Media RelationsClaremont Graduate University recently announced a new MBA/MPH degree, one of only ten programs that now exist in the US. The demand for healthcare workers is great and those with business background... Grad school graduate education adult learning Masters admissions private Special Programs recruiting Business School Public service Mon, 29 Jun 2009 18:11:06 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d29-CGU-one-of-ten-in-the-nation-to-offer-special-combination-degree-option?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Connections-between-Farah-Fawcett-Michael-Jackson-and-UCLA-provide-an-opportunity-for-redemption?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)With today’s sad passing of both Farah Fawcett and Michael Jackson, UCLA medical programs are once again in the spotlight. Last year’s medical records scandal involved employees who looked into celebrity medica... public Med School Education Scandals Michael Jackson Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:07:40 -0700 http://www.examiner.com/x-11659-LA-Grad-School-Examiner~y2009m6d25-Connections-between-Farah-Fawcett-Michael-Jackson-and-UCLA-provide-an-opportunity-for-redemption?cid=exrss-LA-Grad-School-Examiner