UW: Course cuts will hurt quality (Wisconsin State Journal)

This is about what has helped me most with beginning; that is, writing the first paragraph. I get away from the computer and go to a place that I feel comfortable at. Sometimes that place is the swing in my backyard, sometimes it's the couch in the Family room, and sometimes it's at a subway station.

UW: Course cuts will hurt quality (Wisconsin State Journal)

If a language class about an obscure African dialect spoken by a dwindling number of people worldwide attracts only a handful of students at UW-Madison, should the university continue to offer it? That type of question comes up more often these days, as universities try to juggle the notion of encouraging wide-ranging intellectual curiosity with the practical needs of running a university on a ...

CAREER CALENDAR (Pioneer Press)

Mock Interviews. Practice common interview questions and receive feedback. Bring a resume and dress in interview attire. 9 a.m.-noon Monday, Minnesota WorkForce Center-Dakota County-Western Area, Southcross Commons Center IV, 2900 W. County Road 42, Suite 140, Burnsville. Register, 651-895-7600. TTY: 952-895-7661.

Lunch with the FT: Edmund Phelps (Financial Times)

As befits a combative, septuagenarian American economics professor known for his distinctly cynical view on Europe’s growth prospects, Edmund Phelps is conservative in his choice of New York restaurant for lunch.

Indian IT firms get creative when hiring (ZDNet Asia)

With a labor supply that is no longer endless, the smartest companies look for creative ways to satisfy ambitions.

Students go to summer school for many reasons (The Journal News)

Though the thought of school is far from the minds of most students during the lazy summer days, 12-year-old Claudia Mimoso spent a month of her break in Ossining High School's auditorium preparing for a "Jungle Book" production.

Community Classes (Savannah Morning News)

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CAREER CALENDAR (Pioneer Press)

Successful Manager's Leadership Program. Information session. 8:15-9:15 a.m., Monday, University of Minnesota, Continuing Education and Conference Center, 1890 Buford Ave., St. Paul. Information and registration, 612-624-4000 or cce.umn.edu/infosessions.

Daniell Morrisey: Get networking for career success! (dotjournalism)

Some people are natural born networkers - out there, meeting new people, adding new contacts to their little Black Book. For many of us the very thought causes panic, embarrassment, even terror.

What's new at area middle schools? (The Tennessean)

Some middle schools are in full swing, others haven't started, but just about all of them feature something new this year.

Community Classes (Savannah Morning News)

Items for this calendar must be received at least two weeks before the event. Only classes or lectures that are free or have a nominal cost of $100 or less will be accepted for publication. Cost must be included. E-mail calendar@savannahnow.com or send announcements to Community Classes, P.O. Box 1088, Savannah, GA 31402, or fax Community Classes, 525-0796.

UW: Course cuts will hurt quality (Wisconsin State Journal)

Whenever someone tells me they would like to write, my first question is always, What do you read? Writing is not for you unless you have spent a lifetime reading, a lifetime savoring stories. All too often, the answer I receive to my question is, "Oh, I don't have time to read. I watch TV and movies, but I would like to be a writer." The conversation usually ends there.

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UW: Course cuts will hurt quality (Wisconsin State Journal)