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Alex Friedrich

Notes in the Margins: Japanese, introverts and high school

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Introverts May Find Refuge in Online MBA Programs But some say that aspiring executives who are shy should push themselves to go to b-school in person. (U.S. News & World Report)

Got an MFA? Teach High School Before you join a dismal system where you might teach an overloaded schedule on multiple campuses and still earn less than $30,000 a year, pause for a moment. You have other options. Continue to fight your good fight, and bring this academic sharecropping, as some have called it, to public attention. But consider another career. Teach high school. It works for me. (The Millions)

Most for-profit colleges lose state grants California’s move to tighten eligibility requirements for its Cal Grant program will eliminate or reduce awards to 14,500 students, most of them enrolled in for-profit colleges such as the University of Phoenix, the California Student Aid Commission announced. (Associated Press via The Daily Journal)

Japanese Universities Go Global, but Slowly New universiities outside the major Japanese cities are beating bigger and older rivals by attracting more international students and graduates who are likely to be multicultural and multilingual. (The New York Times)

5 Common Private Student Loan Complaints Borrowers report not making enough to pay back their loans, among other issues. (U.S. News & World Report)