Alyssa Walker

Planning a family trip to Waterville Valley this summer? You’re in good company, and with good reason--Waterville Valley is not just a winter destination. There are at least a zillion things you can do in the summer from all-out extreme sports to lazing by the pond. I talked with April Smith, Director of Lodging and Village Operations for Waterville Valley to get a few more ideas. Here’s what she had to say.
While Waterville Valley has great family hiking options like the Mad River Trail, Goo...

“Some groups are more social,” says Sarah Salivonchik, the general manager of Waterville Valley’s Valley Inn. “Others bring an instructor and run classes to teach technique.”
She’s not talking about a ski clinic, a mountain biking class, or any other outdoor pursuit for which Waterville Valley is known. She’s explaining the Valley’s 20-year history of hosting quilters from across New England.
Turns out, Waterville Valley is a quilter’s paradise.
Of all the things quintessential about New Engl...

“Hello! So glad you found the Zoom link for our welcome call! Welcome to VLACS! Is that your Dad I see waving in the background?”
“Hi! Yes, that’s my Dad.”
“Great! Let’s get started! I’m your Spanish 1 teacher and I can’t wait to work with you and your family. Do you have any questions before we get started?”
So begins the Virtual Learning Academy Charter School (VLACS) welcome call, the signature event that kicks off every student’s VLACS experience.
New Situations
New situations with new pe...

Tuition fees at England's universities may be cut to £6,500, but with much higher fees up to £13,500 or about $17,500 in some subjects like medicine and science.
Why now? May has faced increasing political pressure to lower the cost burden on students, partly as a result of pledges from Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn.
While many students and prospective students will celebrate the news, and understandably so, the decision has not been made yet -- and the move is also perhaps a bit more com...

Cyprus' cabinet recently approved a new national research and innovation council to promote research and entrepreneurship, according to the Cyprus Mail.
Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said, "The phase the Cypriot economy is in today, having faced the most pressing consequences of the [financial] crisis, what matters is the expansion of the productive base and today’s decisions serve this purpose."
Former health minister Professor Philippos Patsalis will chair the council.
The new National...

If you are into fashion and business, the multibillion dollar industry of fashion management is the path for you. Fashion marketing managers have the huge yet exciting task of overseeing the branding, advertising, and consumer reactions to marketing campaigns and fashion products.
It takes more than a passion for fashion to make it in the business. It takes high levels of acuity, patience, vision, development, and strategy.
Let's take a closer look at what you need for success in the fashion ...

If you are contemplating grad school, why not study abroad?
In addition to all of the study abroad perks you'll experience, you'll have the added benefit of a degree already behind you.
Ready to travel and study some more? Here are six reasons to consider studying abroad for your graduate work.
You'll experience study abroad perks
We've said it before and we'll say it again: the benefits of studying abroad outweigh the drawbacks. You will explore a new culture, possibly expand your language a...

Talk about innovative teaching -- MBA students will soon attend lectures from holograms.
In the UK, the Future of Management Education Alliance, a group of six highly ranked business schools, wants to engage students through a new digital teaching platform.
Imperial College Business School will adopt holograms for its MBA classes. It aims to share academics among the six schools more efficiently and to improve video conferencing.
According to a recent article in Financial Times, David Lefevre...

Your next professor could be a robot!
Bina48 successfully passed a college philosophy class last year and recently co-taught one at West Point.
She was designed to mimic a real person, complete with a mind of her own.
In a recent article in Axios, William Barry, a West Point professor who had used Bina48 for many years, wanted to see if Bina48 could "support a liberal education model."
She taught two sessions of an introduction to ethics philosophy course in which she covered ethical reasonin...

IEW focuses on building relationships between international students and their host country -- and recognizing the benefits to all.
International student friends are among some of the best to have. They are excited to be on your campus -- and you should be excited to get to know them. Why? New friends are always a good thing, as are new experiences.
In addition to making new friends, you will practice a skill which feels sorely lacking in today's political climate: empathy. You will embrace a...

After a fee hike protest, Liberia's president George Weah announced that the University of Liberia and all public universities in the country would be tuition-free for all undergraduate students.
Why? To make Liberia a positive example to other African nations.
According to The African Exponent, during Weah's campaign for the presidency, he said, "I played football in Europe. I would have stayed in Europe and enjoyed my money, but I came to Liberia to redeem you from the bondage of hardships....

You are finishing your MBA. What will make you happiest? A corporate gig with a ladder to climb? Or a start-up where there's no ladder but a diving board?
Do you want a job where you will know what to expect all the time or something that has a bit more mystery to it?
How much risk are you willing to assume after you graduate? Let's take a closer look at the benefits of starting off in the corporate world and the start-up world.
Corporate
Living a corporate life has its benefits, from structu...

You are finishing your MBA. What will make you happiest? A corporate gig with a ladder to climb? Or a start-up where there's no ladder but a diving board?
Do you want a job where you will know what to expect all the time or something that has a bit more mystery to it?
How much risk are you willing to assume after you graduate? Let's take a closer look at the benefits of starting off in the corporate world and the start-up world.
Corporate
Living a corporate life has its benefits, from structu...

As more employers in China complain about the education standards among younger graduates of Chinese universities, university officials are tightening up the requirements for graduation.
According to official statistics, China's total enrollment for higher education reached nearly 43 percent in 2017, compared to just 20 percent a decade ago.
Now more universities in China are strengthening academic requirements so that unqualified students face delays in graduation or downgrades in their degr...

Launching yourself from studenthood into adulthood with your first career job is a daunting endeavor. The job search itself feels like a full-time job: crafting the perfect cover letter, updating your resume, checking in with references, and then hoping to find the right match.
Once you do find the right match, though, the work only just begins. Before you sign a contract -- full-time, part-time, freelance or otherwise -- consider the employee benefits you could get, how important they are to...