Need Help Getting Through College? Let Google Show You The Way
For most people getting through college life involves dedication, studying and lots of hard work. But if you ask the folks at Google they’ll tell you surviving the college years has nothing to do with hard work and everything to do with the Google machine. According to their new site College Tips By Google, Google suggests [...]
Read MoreTech Industry’s Diversity Problem Starts in College — and Earlier
“The pipeline problem.” That’s the catch-all phrase that keeps coming up in discussions of diversity in Silicon Valley. Tech companies say they’d love to hire more women and minorities, but that too few qualified candidates are graduating with technical degrees. That leaves them choosing from an applicant pool that is largely white, male and Asian. “We [...]
Read MorePresident Obama Creates New Program for Young Entrepreneurs
President Obama has created a new program called “We Can’t Wait” to help youth manage their student debt and enable them to start their own business upon graduation. The program is said to modify the federal government’s “income-based repayment” plan, allowing qualifying students to pay back loans using a monthly percentage of their discretionary income, [...]
Read MoreGoogle Looking to Minority Students for Diversity Internship Program
Applications for the Google BOLD diversity internship program are now live! This past summer was Google’s largest batch of interns for the BOLD Diversity internship program. They are now in search of applicants for this coming summer. This program is designed to provide exposure to the technology industry for students who are historically under-represented in [...]
Read MoreTom Joyner Virtual College Fair Launches with MetroPCS
The Tom Joyner Virtual College Fair and MetroPCS Communications are offering both online and live resources to connect college-bound students and their parents with schools and universities across the country. Tom Joyner Virtual College Fair offers students and parents critical information about the admission process, financial aid, housing and student life from the country’s leading Historically [...]
Read MoreTheRoot.com Introduces The Root U for College Students and Young Professionals
School is back in session, well at least for most. Freshmen are moving in and everyone is gearing up for a new school year. College students are some of the busiest people between classes, extracurriculars, etc. it is a lot to juggle. Keeping this in mind TheRoot.com created a fresh extension called The Root U. [...]
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