Online Journal September, 2009

Sep
19
2009

Financial Crisis Hits College Endowments

The global economic downturn drastically hurt the endowments of many universities. Newsweek discusses the colleges that were most affected by the crisis and how it will affect the lives of students on their campuses. Here's the full article.

Sep
7
2009

College grads pursuing internships out of college in tough job market

With the U.S. unemployment rate rising to 9.7%, college students seeking full-time jobs out of school take a brunt of the blow. Josh Davis, of Texas Christian University, writes about how recent college grads are now pursuing internships directly out of school instead of full-time employment. This proves to provide a double-benefit, as companies can hire these interns to replace laid-off employees while giving these college grads workplace experience. Check out the full article here.