This is completely simple. Anything that the college puts in writing, whether it implies or implicitly promises jobs after graduation will be relevant. Everything else will be bullshit.
On Aug 4, 3:23 pm, dick thompson <[email protected]> wrote: > Jobless NYC woman sues college for $70K in tuition > > Related Content > > *http://www.nypost.com > > Similar stories: > . > Sen, Murray, Rep. Tierney pitch job training bill > <http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1162943.html?...> > > Sen, Murray, Rep. Tierney pitch job training bill > > U.S. Sen. Patty Murray wants to put $912 million into a new national > center that would invite states to compete for money for innovative job > training programs. > > Murray, a Democrat who represents Washington, said Wednesday that she > hopes the bill will encourage employers, schools and work force training > experts to get together with state officials to create programs to train > high school and college students for jobs that pay enough to support > families. > > She is being joined in the move by U.S. Rep. John Tierney, a Democrat > who represents Massachusetts. > > . > Lawmakers cash in with campus jobs > <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/821328.html?storylink...> > > Lawmakers cash in with campus jobs > > By taking a six-figure job at a state college, House Speaker Ray Sansom > has focused attention on a pattern of behavior that has gone on largely > unchecked for decades in Florida's higher education system. > > Even in a time of bleak finances, with curbs on enrollment and spikes in > tuition, nearly two dozen current and former legislators are employed > throughout the system -- six at the University of South Florida alone, > including the wife of a state senator. > > All schools rely heavily on legislative clout for their yearly > appropriations, as Sansom proved by securing $35 million for Northwest > Florida State College in the past two years alone. Yet lawmakers and > colleges stoutly deny there's any inherent conflict of interest in > having college employees sitting on committees that oversee higher > education funding and policy. > > . > College graduates settle for unexpected jobs > <http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/1078879.html?storylink=mire...> > > College graduates settle for unexpected jobs > > M aria Hernandez never thought she would be managing a clothing store. > Hernandez felt confident that when she graduated from Florida > International University's School of Hospitality and Tourism in May she > would land her dream job of working for an event-planning firm. > > But for Hernandez, one of the 1.5 million undergraduates who are > colliding with 1.85 million more experienced job seekers, balancing > expectations with reality has become a necessity. > > ''It's good to have something no matter what it is,'' Hernandez, 22, > says of her part-time position at White House/Black Market. ``At least > I'm getting management experience.'' > > . > Southwest Fla. college campus closed after assault > <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/florida/AP/story/1154552.html?storyli...> > > Southwest Fla. college campus closed after assault > > A southwest Florida college has been closed after a student was > assaulted on campus. > > Authorities say the incident happened at Edison State College in Punta > Gorda Thursday morning. > > The Charlotte County Sheriff's Office says a female student left class > to use the restroom, where she was assaulted by two men with a knife. > Investigators say she did not recognize her attackers. > > . > Rethinking college in a down economy > <http://www.miamiherald.com/news/education/story/959358.html?storylink...> > > Rethinking college in a down economy > > High school senior Maggie Ortega's mother lost her job last year and > still hasn't found full-time work. Despite graduating in the top 20 > percent of her class at Pembroke Pines Charter High, Ortega is opting to > go to school locally at Broward College. There, Ortega will receive a > full-tuition scholarship as an honors student -- and she'll avoid the > room and board fees of a university away from home. > > ''A lot of students are saying that I'm being stupid for making this > decision,'' said Ortega, 17, of Miramar. ``But, I think I'm being mature > for staying home, paying for my own education and working to help my mother. > > Like many of today's high school seniors, Ortega is finding that > first-choice, four-year schools are too expensive. With parents losing > jobs, investments and even homes, college-bound kids are learning to > factor the economy into their higher education plans. The new, > recession-wary mindset: > > The Associated Press > > NEW YORK -- A New York City woman who says she can't find a job is suing > the college where she earned a bachelor's degree. > > Trina Thompson filed a lawsuit last week against Monroe College in Bronx > Supreme Court. The 27-year-old is seeking the $70,000 she spent on tuition. > > Thompson says she's been unable to find gainful employment since she > received her information technology degree in April. > > She says the Bronx school's Office of Career Advancement hasn't provided > her with the leads and career advice it promises. > > Monroe College spokesman Gary Axelbank says Thompson's lawsuit is > completely without merit. > > The college insists it helps its graduates find jobs. > > Information from: New York Post,http://www.nypost.com > The Miami Herald > <https://extra.herald.com/heraldsubscription/Index.aspx?promocode=WTV> --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. 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