How regional universities give “added value” to graduates
The Brookings Institute recently published a report highlighting a new approach to evaluating the costs and benefits of a college education. Labeled the "value added" approach, The Brookings Institute accounts for several key qualitative and quantitative components that contribute to the post-graduation benefits a university attempts to deliver for its students.…
The increase in the share of the cost of college should have you worried
It is not getting any easier to afford college, but that's old news. There are a lot of moving parts that contribute to the financial burden prospective, current and former college students face. Rising tuition, increasing interest rates for student loans, depleting funds from the state and federal level and…
Knight Commission – Usability Testing
All writing, prototyping, images, video content produced by Cody Johnson. Access the functioning demonstration of the prototyped alterations by clicking here. Introduction: I developed the idea for my project with a fortunate combination of timing, opportunity, and my shifting interests with information and sports media. I spent the summer…
Knight Foundation LinkedIn strategic plan synopsis
Current Status of Knight Foundation LinkedIn Presence: Company Page: Likes: 1,985 (as of July 17) Employees: 99 (Listed on LinkedIn) Notes: Arts not listed under specialities No current job listings posts seem to be links to blog posts and press releases with brief description posts seem to be inconsistent…
Show me the money!
College athletes are the key to big dollars for athletic and academic programs. Why shouldn't they be paid? By Cody Johnson This article was published on 03.06.14. Advertisement Tara Park anxiously awaits May 14, 2014, when the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships kick off. On that fateful…
Civic media discussion mines what millennials want from the news
June 25, 2014, 2:51 p.m., Posted by Cody Johnson Photo: Tran Ha, a Knight fellow at Stanford University, participates in Millennials and News. Trying to pinpoint how millennials consume news is as easy for some news organizations as trying to catch smoke, but opportunities abound to make news an engaging…
Miami startup icon shares success stories with aspiring entrepreneurs
July 11, 2014, 10 a.m., Posted by Cody Johnson Photo credit: Carolina Wilson. Daniel Cane, founder of Modernizing Medicine, encouraged members of the Miami entrepreneurial community to nurture a dynamic company culture Tuesday evening at Venture Hive in downtown Miami as part of a monthly guest speaker series hosted by…
Diversity, connections help young professionals find their place in Miami
July 25, 2014, 4:06 p.m., Posted by Cody Johnson Photo: Miami Program Director Matt Haggman introduces the Beacon Council of Miami-Dade panel discussion on local entrepreneurs at FIU. Photo: Cody Johnson. A few months ago, the Beacon Council New Leaders Taskforce set out to address a question Miami professionals continue…
Hacking for a better tomorrow
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UNR Tech Connect hosts Twitter chat about startup companies
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