Having worked at a college in Manhattan, and having benefited from a very low-paying internship, I have seen firsthand how internships can open doors for college students to industries that otherwise might be tough to break into without connections.
Joey Harrington of Oregon, Ken Dorsey of Miami, Rex Grossman of Florida and Eric Crouch of Nebraska are the finalists in what perhaps is the most wide open race for college football's most coveted trophy.
Mr. Fallows, the author of the lead article, "The New College Chaos," writes that while a "more open market for college admissions" is fairer than the days when "Exeter's headmaster could earmark a few dozen of each year's seniors for admission to Harvard," other changes "undermine what had been fundamental ideals and values".
Social capital can exist on a personal level - think of family connections to help open doors for college or a first job as well as affiliation with a university, club or employer - and it can exist on a community level.
From high school-level courses, Megastudy has expanded into elementary school and opened courses for college students studying to get into medical and law school.
And as of this month, there are 197 open investigations for colleges in possible violations of the federal Title IX law.
Banks are happy to open card accounts for college students, even though they generally have little or no income or credit history, because industry research shows that young people tend to be intensely loyal to the first card they get.
All of these would permit the economy to grow at historically acceptable rates, to open up jobs for college grads beyond those with a software engineering degree, and allow for raises to those who need it most.
Watts, in an era when coaches move often, said, "There's no better job in the state of Connecticut" than St. Joe's — but also left the door open for a potential college position in the future.
