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Raise.me Is Helping Students Receive ‘Micro-Scholarships’ to Pay for College

19 JAN 2016 | CAREER PATH: Education News

Education start-up Raise.me has begun offering ‘micro-scholarships’ to students in order to help them pay for college—before they get to college. Cofounder and CEO of Raise.me Preston Silverman explains the trouble with traditional scholarships: “The problem we’re seeking to solve is tha... Read More >>

McGill Graduates Recognized by Forbes, Make 30 Under 30 List

18 JAN 2016 | CAREER PATH: Education News

Image Source Shobhita Soor and Mohammed Ashour, graduates of Montreal’s McGill University, were recognized in Forbes Magazine, making the 2016 30 Under 30 list in the ‘Social Entrepreneurs’ category. Soor graduated from McGill’s joint civil-common law and MBA program in 2015. Ashour also graduated f... Read More >>

Hoverboards Banned on Radford and Virginia Tech Campuses

15 JAN 2016 | CAREER PATH: Education News

Virginia Tech and Radford students who received hoverboards for Christmas won’t be zooming between classes on them anytime soon. The motorized, self-b... Read More >>

Obama Vows to ‘Make College More Affordable’ at SOU Address

14 JAN 2016 | CAREER PATH: Education News

President Barack Obama made his final State of the Union (SOU) address this week, in which he emphasized the America’s growing problem of college affo... Read More >>