Month: October 2014

Delaware Universities Waiving Fees During College Application Month

From now until Nov. 21 all of Delaware’s higher education institutions are waiving application fees as part of the state’s College Application Month Campaign. Delaware’s campaign is part of the American College Application Campaign® (ACAC), a national initiative that seeks to increase the number of first-generation and low-income students who pursue postsecondary education.

General Education, the Four-Year Degree and Employment: What Needs to Change?

Which segment of the four-year degree is supposed to enhance students’ employable skills and prepare them for a job? Most would probably think, the courses in their degree major. But increasingly, employers are saying they can train employees in the specialized technical skills associated with their jobs. It’s the intangible skills that they hope will be taught by colleges and universities.