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21
2012
@cplong for Devonthink/Sente integration http://t.co/YgTw2nY2 Some initial frustration but worth it.Each annotation becomes AI-able in DTPO.
The governor advocates a greater focus on vocational training, frequently using the example of welding as a high-demand skill. Representatives of public and private higher education and business make up the commission. Greater Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce CEO and president Rob Wonderling chairs the panel.
Rethinking the Humanities PhD “The study of the humanities need to be accessible and cheap” http://t.co/pZj1FHf0 @insidehighered
May
16
2012
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"The No. 1 skill that employers are looking for are communication skills and liberal arts students who take classes in writing and speaking," said Dan Schawbel, founder of Millennial Branding and an expert on Generation Y. "They need to become good communicators in order to graduate with a liberal arts degree. Companies are looking for soft skills over hard skills now because hard skills can be learned, while soft skills need to be developed."
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The Stanford document proposes a scenario where students decide on a career plan -- academic or nonacademic -- they want to embark on by the end of their second-year of graduate study, file the plan with their department, and then prepare projects and dissertation work that would support that career. Similarly, departments have to help students make realistic career choices at the end of the second year of graduate study, and advise students regularly. “…[T]hey should aim to balance academic training in a particular discipline and field with the provision of broader professional perspectives that may extend beyond the traditional academic setting,” the document said.
May
15
2012
This is the sort of position we need in the HDA project.
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The broader effects of unpaid internships are (a) a tendency for employers to take advantage of young labor by offering the currency of experience in lieu of actual currency, and (b) a widening of the social inequality gap as lower-income students are implicitly barred from this so-called "educational" experience, which is their gateway to full-employment in the field of their choosing.
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