Archive for May, 2010

Types of Master’s Degrees

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There are several different types of master’s degrees, each serving a specific purpose. Requirements vary, and outcomes are different. Common types of master’s degrees include a Master of Arts, Master of Science and Master of Business Administration.

What Are the Different Types of Master’s Degrees?
Master’s degrees are post-baccalaureate degrees that usually take [...]

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Adjunct Faculty Organization Campaigns for Unemployment Benefits

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The New Faculty Majority, an advocacy group for adjunct faculty, recently launched the National Unemployment Compensation Initiative. The group is lobbying to change a clause in federal unemployment law that makes it easy to deny contingent faculty unemployment benefits between academic terms.

During the school year, contingent faculty are often denied basic benefits such as health [...]

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The Education Cover Letter

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How education cover letters should NOT be written
People writing an education cover letter mistakenly think that they are writing a “show off their education cover letter.” Thinking single-mindedly since they are teachers they should write with perfect English, and so they obsess over writing with the [...]

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