Want more journalists of color? Help pay for their internships. By Meredith D. Clark, Ph.D. Internship season — that fall push for applications that often separate the folks working in media from the people with media-related degrees — is now upon us, and with it comes an inflection point. If we want more journalists […]
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You may be feeling overworked or overwhelmed. It’s possible that you don’t have the skills needed to complete an important project. Perhaps you can’t afford to hire a full-time employee. You may even have the desire to mentor and give back to your community. All of these are reasons that companies have hired interns.
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Huskie Food Pantry looks for sustainability By Kristen Lookingland DeKALB | Huskie Food Pantry officials are discussing plans to raise financial stability and implement new community service ideas with the Student Involvement and Leadership Development department, the pantry’s advisory committee and NIU. Finding sustainable financial supporters has become a priority for the pantry, as
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Homeless college students need our help His message was “I need help.” His name was Michael. We never met him, but his words broke our hearts. He said he was in a situation where he had no breathing room and was suddenly homeless. Directed to DSC counselors, hoping to get the help he needed,
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Make the Impossible Possible: One Man’s Crusade to Inspire Others to Dream Bigger and Achieve the Extraordinary book is a great read for interns and internship managers. It is a blueprint for what is possible when we believe, focus, commit, collaborate, and persevere. The social worker in could barely contain my enthusiasm as I
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By Matthew Guarnaccia Law360, New York — The tasks performed by a proposed class of interns at various Hearst magazines provided beneficial academic experience and exposure to hands-on training and do not meet a level of employment requiring compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act, a New York federal judge ruled Wednesday. U.S. District
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I am a Macro Social Worker with years of experience as a group facilitator and workshop leader. I am also an Adjunct Professor at a liberal arts university. I teach a course called “Introduction to Human Relations” for emerging human services professionals. As an example for our sessions on social class and preparation
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All across Chicago, students are moving back into their dorms and apartments for another year of academics, after a very sunny summer break. But some students got a leg up on their professional careers by trading in swim trunks for business wear and the daily grind of summer internship programs. Today we highlight
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By Patrick Seaman, Staff Writer, Washington Square News Earlier this year, the New York State Bar Association Committee on Ethics ruled that law firms can bill their clients for hours worked by their unpaid interns. It is both upsetting and unsurprising that the State Bar Association — an institution with a huge voice
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Seven year-old Kelli wanted to buy a diary and pretty writing paper. Her mother said, “Well, then, if you want to buy things, you should know how all of this works. Let’s figure out a way for you to earn some money.” Having “failed” to learn how to get her way by whining, Kelli jumped
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