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Featured Scholarships Today – December 31, 2018
Click on the titles to see details about each scholarship. 1. “Hit the Books” Scholarship – $500 2. Broke College Student Scholarship – $5,888 3. Mainstream News Sucks Scholarship – $5,555 Read More
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Featured Scholarships Today – December 28, 2018
Click on the titles to see details about each scholarship. 1. The Zebra Tour Guide Scholarship – $1,000 2. Broke College Student Scholarship – $5,888 3. Mainstream News Sucks Scholarship – $5,555 Read More
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Students Aren’t Receiving Enough Aid to Afford College
Securing a good job has become increasingly difficult without a college degree. Subsequently, students who want to stay on pace with their peers are often forced to take on crippling tuition prices. For those coming from low-income homes, paying tens of thousands of dollars each year in tuition is less than practical. But a college… Read More
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Do You Know the Environmental Impact of Your To-Go Food?
If you’re running late or need to grab a quick bite to eat in between classes, a stop by the dining hall or a restaurant for some to-go food is often the move. But common takeout containers, made out of plastic, styrofoam and aluminum, carry a hefty carbon footprint and are often difficult to recycle,… Read More
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Featured Scholarships Today – December 26, 2018
Click on the titles to see details about each scholarship. 1. Return2College Scholarship – $1,000 2. Broke College Student Scholarship – $5,888 3. Mainstream News Sucks Scholarship – $5,555 Read More
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Featured Scholarships Today – December 24, 2018
Click on the titles to see details about each scholarship. 1. The Meldon Law Scholarship – $1,000 2. Broke College Student Scholarship – $5,888 3. Mainstream News Sucks Scholarship – $5,555 Read More
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Employers Prefer Social Skills, Timeliness to Academic Success
Most employers care more about social skills and timeliness than how well you do in academics, a new study finds. The research, conducted by professor Phillip Brown and professor Manuel Souto-Otero of Cardiff University, looked at more than 21 million job advertisements in the UK and found that only 18 percent of them specified an… Read More
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Featured Scholarships Today – December 21, 2018
Click on the titles to see details about each scholarship. 1. Redfin Scholarship – $2,500 2. Broke College Student Scholarship – $5,888 3. Mainstream News Sucks Scholarship – $5,555 Read More
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World Is Failing to Meet UN Sustainability Goals, But Students Can Help
In October 2010, government leaders from all over the world gathered for the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Nagoya, Japan, and committed to reach sustainability targets by 2020. Now, eight years later, researchers warn that the current global progress toward sustainability goals is not fast enough to avert the biodiversity crisis, especially… Read More
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How Educators Can Promote Inclusivity for Black Women in STEM
Women make up just one-quarter of the U.S. workforce in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The number is even lower for women of color — fewer than 1 in 10 women of color are employed scientists and engineers, according to a report by the National Science Foundation. There is a national… Read More
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New Initiative May Give Women More Power in U.S. National Security And Foreign Policy
The representation of women in both the U.S. military and government has been increasing in recent years, but there is still a long way to go in order to reach true equality. Currently, women make up only 18 percent of the officer corps and 4 percent of the enlisted forces in the U.S. military and… Read More
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A Broke Student’s Travel Guide to New Orleans
Without a doubt one of the most unique cities in the United States, if not the world, is New Orleans. Nowhere else do you find such a distinct blend of cultures. Since the city was founded in 1718, it passed through the hands of the French and Spanish before it was bought by the U.S.… Read More
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What Is the Carbon Footprint of Your Diet?
Before buying an item at the grocery store, people often pause to check its price and nutritional value, but they rarely consider how their meal and snack choices impact the environment. Although it has become widely known that the production of some foods, primarily meat, is bad for the environment, consumers have significantly underestimated just… Read More
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8 Boston Bands for College Music Fans to Keep an Eye on
With 35 colleges, including the eminent music school the Berklee College of Music, Boston is overflowing with young musicians and music fans alike. Over the years, the city has produced luminaries of various genres, from the Pixies to the Cars to none other than Aerosmith. Here are eight Boston bands to keep an eye on:… Read More
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A Broke Student’s Travel Guide to St. Augustine, Florida
When the average traveler visits Florida, it’s usually to soak up the sun in one of the top three destinations: Miami, Orlando or Key West. But the real gem of this peninsula state lies in a Spanish-infused city called St. Augustine. St. Augustine is an exquisite place to visit for multiple reasons: its position on… Read More
