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- June 18, 2020
Student Parents: Balancing School, Work, & Child Care During COVID-19
Working From Home With Kids With schools and child care facilities shutting down or moving to online instruction due to COVID-19, working from home with kids has become a daily struggle for parents. Add in working toward a certification program or online classes of your own, and you’ve got a jam-packed schedule and a recipe ...
- June 11, 2020
Best Nursing Degrees
If you’ve been thinking about entering the nursing field to help make a difference in peoples’ lives, now is a great time to find the best nursing degree to fit your interests and career goals. Not only is the need for registered nurses (RNs) expanding, due in large part to the service demands of the ...
- May 28, 2020
How to Earn an Online Degree Writing What You Love
Creative writing is one of those fields of study that allows you to turn talent and passion into a career — and maybe even a book. A master of fine arts (MFA) is a popular graduate degree among writers looking to further their education, complete a literary project, or embark on a career in academia. ...
- May 14, 2020
How Do You Become a Principal? The Path From Teacher to Principal
Becoming a school principal requires classroom teaching experience, advanced graduate education, a state-approved administrative credential, and typically a transitional role in school leadership before securing a head principal position. The standard pathway involves earning a teaching certificate and completing two to five years of classroom teaching, building leadership experience through roles such as department chair or mentor teacher, completing a master's degree or Education Specialist (Ed.S.) in educational leadership or administration, fulfilling state-specific licensure requirements including an administrative internship, and passing state-mandated assessments.
- May 11, 2020
Why Do We Need Education — Now More Than Ever?
In an age when online technologies have disrupted the way many organizations conduct their business, educational establishments haven’t been immune to the changes the internet has introduced at work and in day to day life. Learners have never had access to so much freely available educational content, often accessed with a couple of taps on ...
- May 7, 2020
Is a Management Degree Right for Me?
Managers are in high demand. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), 706,900 new management positions will become available by 2028. A management degree can lead to careers in administrative services, advertising, and promotion, architecture and engineering, human resources, finance, food service, sales and more. The career options with a management degree are plentiful ...
- May 4, 2020
What Is the Career Impact of an MA in English?
With a variety of graduate degree programs related to literature, professional writing, creative writing, language arts, and communications, how do you know which is the best option for you? If your long-term career goals fall into these general areas, a master’s in English might be among the degrees you’re considering. In this post, we’ll take ...
- April 30, 2020
What Will I Learn With a Bachelor of Management?
In today’s economy, companies with experienced leadership are thriving. A management degree prepares you to adapt your skills to any field and focus on the future of an organization. Management careers are available in every career area, from education to health care. “This degree is really industry-unspecific,” says Dr. Timothy Pettit, academic program director of ...
April 23, 2020Checklist: How to Choose a Good Creative Writing Degree Program
Whether you’ve always wanted to be a writer or you’re just getting your feet wet in the literary world, a creative writing program can give you the skills and structure you need to bring a project to life. Here are four things to consider as you explore your creative writing degree options. Decide on a ...
April 20, 2020Leadership Skills for a Human Resources Career
A career in human resources involves overseeing the full employee lifecycle, from talent acquisition and onboarding through payroll, benefits, organizational development, and compliance, blending empathy with business strategy to build positive workplace culture while ensuring legal and regulatory adherence.
April 13, 2020On the Job With a Homeland Security and Emergency Management Degree
If you are interested in disaster management, security, or business continuity, National University’s Bachelor of Science in Homeland Security and Emergency Management degree prepares you for a career in the public sector at city, state or federal levels, as well as jobs in private industry and nonprofit organizations. For one U.S. Army Veteran and National ...
April 9, 2020What Can I Do With a Bachelor of Arts in Management?
A Bachelor of Arts in Management prepares graduates to lead teams, manage operations, and make strategic decisions across corporate, nonprofit, and government organizations, with a curriculum that emphasizes the interpersonal, communication, and strategic dimensions of business rather than the quantitative or technical focus of a BS or BBA.
April 6, 2020What Is a Management BA?
A Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Management builds foundational skills in leadership, organizational behavior, strategic decision-making, and communication, combining core business training with a liberal arts emphasis that prepares graduates for careers across corporate, government, and nonprofit sectors. The degree covers essential management disciplines including human resources, operations, organizational theory, business ethics, and project coordination, with the BA format typically offering more elective flexibility and communication-focused coursework than a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration.
April 2, 2020What Can You Do with a Master of Human Resources Degree?
In the past few decades, globalization and technology have affected businesses of all kinds. Outcomes of this shift have included automation of many tasks, more efficient ways of accounting and bookkeeping, a move toward electronic communication, and an increased remote employee base. Along with this workplace evolution, the human resources department has changed as well. ...
March 30, 2020Boost Your Career With a Master of Human Resource Management Degree
Whether you’re already an HR professional or work in another people-oriented career, earning a master of human resource management degree could help you advance into higher-level positions within companies of all sizes.
- March 26, 2020
California Educational Leadership: The Ed.D. in Organizational Innovation
There can be few roles in life where a single person can have such a profound impact as that of an educator. Great educational leadership is almost universally accepted as a positive influence throughout our lives. Indeed, many successful people will often point to an individual teacher, professor, or coach who they will claim categorically ...
March 16, 2020Nursing Leadership: What to Look for in an RN to MSN Degree Program
Finishing your nursing education and training can lead to a long and rewarding career. You can impact people’s lives, offering the first line of treatment when they are ill or injured and easing their fears with your compassion and guidance. In addition to making a difference for others, a career in nursing also offers you ...
March 12, 2020How to Go to School While on Active Duty In the San Diego Area
If getting a degree while working a second job is a challenge, finishing one while serving on active duty in the military might seem downright impossible. However, Marine Bryan Hampton has his associate degree in engineering technology in his sights, thanks to the flexibility of Veteran-founded National University. The school’s online program even enabled him ...