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Since the advent of the written word, man has engaged in a pursuit of using the medium to transfer ideas, thoughts, images and stories. Literacy ie. the ability to read and write, has become the benchmark that is used to measure the level of education across the world. The pursuit continues and does not seem […]
Credentialism, or degree inflation, as it is sometimes referred to, has been a growing problem globally for the better part of the last decade. According to estimates from Harvard University, six million jobs will be affected by degree inflation and employers increasingly demand applicants have better qualifications than current employees performing the same role. The […]
Dropout rates at the undergraduate level in US institutions have reached alarming levels. Data released by the National Centre for Education Statistics for the year 2015 paint a grim picture. Out of the first-time undergraduate students who enrol for full time bachelor’s degree courses of 4-years’ duration, only 59% had completed a bachelor’s degree after […]
What do you do if you suspect that yourself or someone close to you is undergoing a mental health crisis? The situation is not as far-fetched as you may believe it to be. According to the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) in February 2014, nearly one-fifth of all adults in the US […]
The threat of war between the US and North Korea has continued to grow as both nuclear-armed states refuse to give ground and reflect on their shared security history. The world inches dangerously close to an armed conflict between the United States and North Korea, one which could all too easily tip over into nuclear […]