Education Strategy

Two Occidental College juniors, Michael Clegg and Juan German, are among only 20 students nationwide who have been chosen for the Public Policy and International Affairs program for summer 2011. Clegg, a politics major from Trenton, NJ, will be attending the program at Princeton University, while German, a Diplomacy and World Affairs major from Providence, RI, will attend Carnegie Mellon.

Fellows are awarded full tuition to attend the PPIA Junior Summer Institute, plus a minimum $1,000 stipend and a minimum of $5,000 toward graduate school tuition.

“At Occidental, I have learned how international organizations and nations affect policies. While in this program, I will learn how policies affect the behaviors of states and international organizations.

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Sometimes all you need to get started is a small push. That’s the idea for a new program at Harvard Business School designed to give budding entrepreneurs the financial wherewithal to launch new businesses before they graduate. The program—launched with the help of Harvard students and dubbed the Minimum Viable Product Fund, or MVP Fund—will dole out money to MBA students with promising startup ideas.

“There is a large number of us interested in startups, who wanted to get started on businesses while at school, but there was not much in the way of incubators or an entrepreneur’s scene,” said Daniel Rumennik, a first-year student at Harvard (Harvard Full-Time MBA Profile) who came up with the idea and proposed it with the help of classmates Jessica Bloomgarden and Andrew J. Rosenthal.

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September 27, 2010

NEW YORK–Speaking at the 25th anniversary of Occidental’s United Nations program, journalist Steve Coll ’80 said Saturday that the international institution continues to play a crucial role in fighting nuclear proliferation and securing peace around the world.

A two-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Coll said that the U.N.’s involvement in the controversy over Iran’s nuclear capability demonstrates its continuing importance.

“That by itself refutes the argument that the United Nations has surrendered its relevance in the world today,” said Coll, president of the New America Foundation and staff writer for The New Yorker on intelligence and national security issues.

Coll spoke at the University Club in midtown Manhattan, where 150 alumni, faculty and staff gathered at an afternoon symposium to celebrate the Oxy U.N.

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When you’re ready to head off to another college for your master’s or maybe you just want to plan for the future, I was able to compile a list of the top 10 MBA programs out there today.

The way I was able to come up with this list by simply by heading to major publication sources such as US News and more.  Depending on where you want to go, I have broken each MBA program by the topic that you’re going to study.

Business

• Harvard University: In 2010, Harvard has a total of 1,837 students enroll in the program.  The average cost per year to attend Harvard is $46,000 a year.
• Standford University: Based in Stanford, CA, they had a total of 765 students in 2010.  The average cost to attend this college is $52,000 a year.

Education

• Vanderbilt University: Based in Nashville, TN, Vanderbilt has a total of 779 students in 2010 enroll in their education program.  The total to attend here is around $1,600 per credit.
• Teachers College at Columbia: Columbia University has a fantastic Teacher’s College that consistently ranks in the top 5 programs.  In 2010, they had 5,000 people attend.  The average cost is $1,100 per credit.

Engineering

• MIT: This one is basically a no brainer.  One of the best schools in terms of engineering.  Located in Cambridge, Mass, it had over 2,700 enroll in 2010.  It will cost you $38,000 per year to attend full time.
• University of California: Berkley:  The great thing about California Universities such as this one is that you won’t have to pay a penny to attend.  Another great thing is that this school constantly ranks #1 for engineering schools.  If you’re an out of state resident, it will cost you $15,000 per year.

Law

• Yale University: If you want to get into this college for law, you’re going to be competing with a lot of people.  In 2010, Yale only admitted 613 for law.  If you get in, plan on paying close to $50,000 per year full time.
• Harvard: Harvard, yet again makes the top 2 list of a field.  1,771 were admitted last year in 2009.  It will set you back around $43,900 each year.

Medical

Harvard: Based in Boston, MA, if you want the best of the best education in the Medical field, you will want to attend Harvard.  705 were admitted last year in 2009.  It will set you back around $42,500 for the school year.

University of Pennsylvania: A private college set in Philadelphia, the University of Pennsylvania consistently ranks in the top 5 for medical school. Last year, they had admitted 62

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