"Success" and Education

Lisa R. Parker

“The man who graduates today and stops learning tomorrow is uneducated the day after.” – Newston D. Baker The prospect of success is what drives many people to continue their education. Whether this success means the expansion of their person, the opening of their mind to possibilities, the sharpening of […]

Coursera: Top Universities Free Online

Lisa R. Parker

Last week, online education startup Coursera added twelve new university partners and raised an additional $6 million, bringing their venture funding to over $22 million. Coursera is a free online education platform offering interactive college courses. The intention of the one-year-old company is to bring classes from top-tier universities to […]

Listing Education on a Resume

Lisa R. Parker

So you’ve gone to the time, expense and effort to complete some aspect of formal education. Or maybe you started to work on this, but then inevitably, life happened… had to take a job to pay the bills, got married, had kids, moved, etc. etc. There’s a universe of things […]

Obama Helps Moms Go Back to School

Lisa R. Parker

Barack Obama has made a pledge to help moms go back to school while the government pays for it. The goal is to make college education available for everyone and moms are often the ones that miss out. $5500 Federal Scholarships for Moms He has increased the Federal Pell Grant […]

Free College Tuition for Senior Citizens

Lisa R. Parker

Free College Tuition! Did you know that a senior citizen attending a university, could earn a degree for free if they only take six credit hours per semester and maintain a 2.0 GPA. Some institutes require a registration fee. Continue reading to see if your state has free tuition. Alabama […]