Degree is job asset for graduates in 1984 report
The BLS reports that as of March 1984 unemployment for college graduates is 2.7 percent versus 7.2 percent for high school graduates and 11.6 percent for those with eight grades or less. College grads dominate professional, managerial, technical, and sales roles and show rising labor force participation, especially among women and Black graduates.
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Washington, D.C
CPS
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
BLS
Rick Dedens
Deden
Reagan Education Policy Draws Fire From Higher Ed Experts
The Reagan administration faces sharp criticism from college officials and advocates who say four years of budget cuts lax enforcement and new rules harmed access and quality. Voices from COPUS USSA AAUP ACE and BU contest the claim of broader aid and cite Title IX rollbacks draft rules and tax exemptions for discriminatory schools as key issues.
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CPS
Ronald Reagan
College Press Service
Reagan
Shawne Murphy
National Coalition of Independent College and University Students
COPUS
St. Olaf College
Minnesota
Congress
Reagar
Kathy Ozer
United States Student Association
USSA
Washington
U.S. Supreme Court
Internal Revenue Service
Iris Molotsky
American Association of University Professors
AAUP
Ozer
Molotsky
Larry Zaglaniczny
American Council On Education
Art Martinez
Orange Coast Community College
California
Boston University
John Silber
Silbar
ACE
Zaglaniczny
Conservative youth reshape GOP image at convention
At Reagan’s renomination convention a highly organized 2000 member youth bloc energized the GOP. About 1000 young delegates flooded the floor for 15 minutes, created banners and chants, and staged choreographed stunts like Fritz Busters and Coneheads for Reagan.
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Republican Party
Reagan
Patrick Mizell
Texas
Carey Ewing
Young Republicans
CBS
New York Times
Jack Abramoff
College Republicans
War Games Survivor
A participant recounts deep jungle like terrain during a survival exercise. They describe a jammed gun moment a rescue team approaching and ending the day with mud soreness and mosquito bites. The narrator endorses the experience despite doomsayers.
Fake mail service offers college students home letters
R.E.M. Enterprises runs a fake family letter service for students at Indiana University and nearby colleges. For $2 a semester subscribers receive monthly letters to ward off loneliness with friendly or hostile hometown gossip.
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Kirchoff
Barky
R.E.M. Enterprises
Ron Mader
Mader
Indiana University
Utley plans dorms for 40 on Kilgore Road
The Utleys own land on Kilgore Road and want to build dormitories for about 40 residents, but lack funds. They currently lease two Catherine Street houses housing themselves and 14 hearing impaired students with an option to buy by December 1, contingent on funds and dorm success. They cleaned up post Hurricane Alicia, added rules to guide the housing effort.
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Kilgore Road
Utley
Utleys
Catherine Street
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