Category Archives: AMERICA!

INFOGRAPHIC: ACADEMIC ADVANTAGE: THE 10 MOST ENTREPRENEURIAL COLLEGES IN THE US

At Course Hero, we believe in the power of entrepreneurship and are committed to helping aspiring entrepreneurs access the tools they need to achieve their goals. But along side us, more and more colleges and formal institutions are working to … Continue reading

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INFOGRAPHIC: HOW AMERICA’S COLLEGE STUDENTS FEEL ABOUT THE NATION

Young adults are the future leaders of America and the country’s college students are the best and brightest around. Coming into election season, we wanted to check the pulse of college student sentiment about the state of the nation. Check … Continue reading

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Unsurprisingly, Students in Military Schools Outperform their Public School Counterparts

An op-ed in Monday’s New York Times examines the performance discrepancy between students educated on military bases and those in traditional public schools. The following results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress exams are noteworthy: 39% of military base 4th … Continue reading

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GOOD Magazine Interviews First Generation College Students

In a few weeks, a slew of newly minted high school graduates will set foot on their new campuses for the first time. Some will come in thinking they know exactly what they want to study, what classes they plan … Continue reading

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The Debt Deal and What It Means for Grad Students

The debt deal: thank God the US won’t be defaulting on its loans, but this deal is about to place an extremely heavy burden on graduate students. I spent this last weekend with one of my best friends who is … Continue reading

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Feds Grant $$$ to Budding Entrepreneurs

The government has remembered that innovation is integral to economic growth and job creation (two things we could use a fair bit of right now). As a result, the National Science Foundation is issuing a $10 million grant for a … Continue reading

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The Best Places to Intern, and Why

In Honest College’s newest series, a bunch of our friends have helped compile details on the best places to intern/work around the world and why. We’ve broken our findings down into three categories: location, industry, and social life, each of which make the cities … Continue reading

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Happy Fourth of July!

What better way for the nerds at Course Hero to wish you a Happy Fourth of July than with more nerds?

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