Millennials today are generally more educated than prior generations and are the largest group employed in the U.S. economy, yet they’re currently facing a more difficult economic situation than their own parents did, according to the chairman of the University’s Economics department.
Gendered pricing is problematic for our wallets – all these subtle discrepancies in price add up in the long run. What could be worse, though, is that it is part of a sales strategy that is harmful to all young people’s developing perceptions: gender marketing.
Starting fall 2014, student employees will be limited to 20 hours per week. This cap on student work hours comes after research by the Office of Retention and Graduation Success determined that limited work increases students’ chances of graduating in four years and achieving higher standards of academic performance.
Despite the doors that have been opened by the tuition waiver for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals students, the battle for tuition equity is still being fought.
A recent poll by The Associated Press and GfK Public Affairs & Corporate Communications found shoppers were most concerned for a retailer’s ability to protect their information when making a purchase online, versus in store or by phone.
However, some University students said they were only slightly concerned of having their credit or debit card hacked.
Seven master’s programs deemed low performing by the Board of Governors are being scrutinized for their ability to graduate a certain number of students and land them jobs in the future.
For some students, college life consists of beer pong, gym time and lectures, but what about the students with live-in extracurricular activities, i.e., children?
Generation Opportunity recently released its Millennial Jobs Report for December 2013 which pointed to an effective 15.9 percent non-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for 18 to 29 year olds, only a slight drop from June 2013’s 16.1 percent rate.
Students at the University are combining their efforts, artistically and financially, to raise awareness of breast cancer this month.
The University’s board of trustees’ first meeting of the year took place on June 14, where board members unanimously approved the University’s operating budget.