Tagged with "College"
Dave Says: Is the Authentic College Experience Worth a Loan?
We all want our kids to have the best college experience, but is acquiring more debt for their room and board on campus really worth it? Dear Dave, We live in New Jersey, and my wife and I can afford the $10,000 to send our son to a state college. However, we have a younger child who is...
Refugee's journey inspires former LDS Church Service missionary to finish college
MR says: A really cool story about how two women inspired one another. Here's another woman's story, with tips on how moms can make it work: "A Degree of Sanity." Saran Nahas, a refugee from Sierra Leone, had recently...
Mormon Yale students give Book of Mormon presentation
MR says: Cool opportunity. One might think such an intellectual space would make it hard to share, but as one students says, "People are very open-minded here." Studying religion at an Ivy League school isn’t always easy for an active Latter-day Saint. For both Erik Yingling and Bryan Bozung, their...
Elder L. Whitney Clayton Counsels Graduates to Correct Course Early
MR says: Something to always be mindful of. Great quote: “If a choice will tend to lead you from the strait and narrow path, even by a degree or two, then be very, very careful. Watch where you are going.” During the LDS Business College commencement, Elder L. Whitney Clayton of the Presidency of the...
Elder Nelson advises future missionaries to apply for college
MR says: Sound advice for those who wish to serve a mission and attend college. Elder Russell M. Nelson of the Quorum of the Twelve advised prospective missionaries to apply for college before entering the mission field. “Young men and women: Your education is ever important to us, to you and to God....
Dave Says: Charging Siblings Rent?
When you've got younger siblings living with you, how do you arrange the rent situation? Dave says if they're working towards good goals in school and work, then charging them rent may do more damage to your relationship than the good it does your bank account. Dear Dave, My younger sister...
'Jesus stomping' incident raises freedom of conscience and speech issues for both sides of debate
MR says: An in-depth look into the change this incident may bring to protection of students' rights. Most people site the most disturbing part was not the exercise itself, but that the student was punished after complaining about it. Ryan Rotela isn't talking any more about how he won an apology from Florida...
Harvard Divinity School hires Mormon Studies prof David F. Holland
MR says: And in case you wondering: yes, he's Elder Holland's son. Okay, now that Harvard Divinity School made official the news that has been circulating for weeks, we at JI (and JI’s satellite branch in Cambridge) can pop the Martinelli’s. David Holland, currently an associate professor at UNLV, will...
Mormon student at Florida Atlantic University punished for refusing to 'stomp on Jesus'
MR says: Wow. During part of a class exercise, the student refused to stomp on a paper with Jesus' name on it. He was subsequently suspended. Suppose you’re in college, attending a class called intercultural communications and your teacher asks you to write the name “Jesus” on a piece of paper in large...
Mitt Romney to speak at LDS-centric Southern Virginia University commencement
MR says: This is a big get for the small liberal arts school! SVU is not an official LDS Church school, but it is based strongly around LDS principles. Mitt Romney will make one of his first public appearances since losing the 2012 U.S. presidential election last November when he delivers the commencement...
Business Insider: BYU #1 in US for brains and beauty
MR says: American schools were ranked by College Prowler on both smarts and hotness, and BYU is #1 (at the very bottom of the 25 top schools, since it is listed in descending order); BYU-Idaho also made the list, at #16. Brains and beauty. It's a winning combination that's hard to resist — especially in...
BYU ranked fourth most ‘stress-inducing’ school in U.S.
MR says: The author lists lack of caffeine or other substances as a reason for high stress at BYU, but I would think high stress comes more from high expectations of academics, conduct, etc. What do you BYU grads think? A College Magazine article attempted to name the “most competitive, challenging and...
Dave Says: Collegiate Saving 101
Be honest in your dealings when your kids begin to apply for scholarships at college. Don't pretend to need more financial aid than you really do, because there are plenty of others who might need it. Dear Dave, Both of our daughters will start college next year. We have $25,000 set aside for...
Mission-driven change: Impact of Mormon missionary age change
MR says: A really good, in-depth look from an outside source on how the age change may affect LDS culture and education. Announcements by the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints tend to come without much warning, and on October 6 the church’s leadership dropped a bombshell....
Lower LDS missionary age spells tuition break for out-of-state students
MR says: This story from Utah-based Deseret News says that so many LDS young adults are going on missions that state schools would give in-state tuition to high achieving out-of-state students. Out-of-state college students in Utah could get a tuition break thanks to the LDS Church allowing men and women to...
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