college graduates

A cohort of young college graduates has ended up doing good because the economy did them wrong, new data show.

(University of California - Los Angeles) In a new study, a UCLA sociologist has found that that a college education has a much greater impact on volunteering rates among college graduates from an underprivileged background than those who grew up under more fortunate circumstances.

Connections and credentials may help graduates find work in hot industries like computer science.

(University of Nevada, Reno) Whether rich or poor, residents of the United States or China, illiterate or college graduates, parents who have books in the home increase the level of education their children will attain, according to a 20-year study lead by Mariah Evans, University of Nevada, Reno, associate professor of sociology and resource economics.

States with higher gross state product growth are more likely to attract highly mobile and high-achieving college graduates, both self-employed and wage-and-salary workers, according to Office of Advocacy research based on the U.S.

Department of Education’s 2003 Baccalaureate and Beyond data base.

South Dakota must overcome what university president James Abbott characterized as an inferiority complex if it's to produce college graduates who can grow a biotechnology industry that's already taken root.

McLEAN, VA (PRESS RELEASE - August 22, 2009) – This spring, nearly 2 million, freshly-minted college graduates will enter the workforce, bright-eyed, bushy-tailed, and many without a bit of practical experience to help them prepare for the business world.

The usual Army ads have been tweaked to appeal to achievement-oriented college graduates who could qualify for one of its officer training programs.

Wall Street may be losing its luster for new U.S. college graduates who are increasingly looking to the government for jobs that enrich their social conscience, if not their wallet.

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned college graduates on Wednesday to resist the temptation to disengage from world affairs, saying to do so would "cede the field to those whose ideologies are absolutely anathema to people of conscience and faith all over the world."