Fear of Failure May Guarantee It?
I have on occasion met some individuals who evaluate their learning options principally from a perspective of fear. By that I mean some would-be learners, whether contemplating an online course of study or a continuation or return to a traditional college classroom, will retreat from the opportunity or vigorously avoid the more rigorous learning challenges […]
Sleep Your Way to a Better GPA?
If you're burning the midnight oil to study for exams, you might see your academic dreams go up in smoke.
That's the conclusion in this report that's based on a study by the Associated Professional Sleep Societies in Minneapolis. Yes, I know… who knew there were professional sleep societies?
Nevertheless, their research sounds convincing although the sample may […]
Shouldn’t YOU Be the One to Profit from an Online Education?
Every organization, public or private, for-profit or non-profit, knows it must at least match its costs against income. UMassOnline is a public, not-for-profit organization. But like everyone else, we have to balance the books. However, unlike some others, particularly the for-profit, online-only organizations owned by shareholders and driven to achieve results that investors expect will far […]
The New Grad Gift of Choice: A Financial Planning Session?
This time of year lots of publications run advice columns about graduation gifts. Are they necessary and appropriate, and if so, what makes the most sense; what will be long remembered?
In this brief item from the TimesUnion.com this June comes a very interesting suggestion.
…give a grad an hour of two of face-to-face time with a […]
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