Archive for the ‘Education’ Category
By on February 9th, 2014
U.S. Designated a Champion Country in the UN Global Education First Initiative
The United States is pleased to announce its designation by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon as a UN Global Education First Initiative Champion Country. Launched by the UN Secretary General and the UN Special Envoy for Global Education Gordon Brown in 2012, this initiative is an international call to action to raise education to the top of the public agenda by getting every child into school, improving the quality of education, and fostering global citizenship. Read the full news here.
By on February 7th, 2014
The Rise of Millennials [Infographic]
Millennials, or the Millennial Generation, also known as Generation Y, are the demographic cohort following Generation X. Commentators use beginning birth years from the early 1980s to the early 2000s. [Source] The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts that by 2015 millennials will overtake the majority representation of the workforce and by 2030 this hyper-connected, tech savvy generation will make up 75% of the workforce. According to a study by the Pew Research Center, millennials outpace older Americans in virtually…
By on February 3rd, 2014
Miami Dade College Welcomes Group Of Cuban Students For the First Time in Five Decades
Miami Dade College made history on January 13 by bringing 15 students from Cuba to study abroad for the first time in 55 years. Two more students are expected to arrive at a later time to join the others as they take courses at MDC for one semester until June, according to college officials. The students will receive college credit while studying sociology, computing, psychology, and business among other types of classes at the Wolfson Campus . Read the rest…