The number of borrowers defaulting on federal student loans has jumped sharply, the latest indication that rising college tuition costs, low graduation rates and poor job prospects are getting more and more students over ...
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Sep 12, 2011
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Prison inmates who receive general education and vocational training are significantly less likely to return to prison after release and are more likely to find employment than peers who do not receive such opportunities, ...
Social Sciences
Aug 22, 2013
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For the first time, a study has suggested that the position of grandparents in the British class system has a direct effect on which class their grandchildren belong to. It has long been accepted that parents' social standing ...
Social Sciences
Jul 1, 2013
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(Phys.org)—Confidence plunged in December as consumers confronted the rising likelihood that political gridlock would push the country over the fiscal cliff.
Economics & Business
Dec 24, 2012
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(PhysOrg.com) -- When faced with job loss, people who consider themselves poor may limit employment prospects by believing they have a smaller social network than they actually do, says a University of Michigan business professor.
Social Sciences
Mar 8, 2012
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Student loans provide more help to women than they do for men in encouraging graduation from college, a new nationwide study reveals.
Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2013
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(Phys.org) -- When evaluating job applicants, employers want to be sure that they choose the right person for the job. Many employers, from consulting firms to federal agencies, will ask prospective employees to complete ...
Social Sciences
Jul 4, 2012
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Fear over job security leads to lower productivity and disengagement at work. When people are nervous and upset, they check out.
Social Sciences
Nov 4, 2016
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Even though it's been over a decade, the 2008 recession and its effects still loom over the chemistry enterprise. And now with the COVID-19 pandemic shutting down labs and universities across the world, chemistry students ...
Other
May 13, 2020
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Job seekers looking to land a role with an altruistic organization may feel too guilty to ask for higher pay, according to a new study from the McCombs School of Business at The University of Texas at Austin.
Economics & Business
May 4, 2023
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