Tag: unemployment

Job Retraining and the Future of Work

Brandon Richards is currently a 2nd year student in the 3-year JD/MBA program at Cornell University. Brandon graduated from Villanova University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s in Business Administration in both Economics and Real Estate. After graduation in 2023, Brandon plans to leverage this strong foundation in business and law as a corporate associate attorney…

21 May 2022

Should We Raise the Minimum Wage?

Margaret Schmidt examines the current debate on whether the federal minimum wage should be raised to what many call a “living wage.”

28 Mar 2013

The Societal Impact of Long-Term Unemployment

Margaret Schmidt considers the damaging effects on the increasing number of people who are facing unemployment lasting 6 months or longer.

6 Feb 2013

STEM Teachers are Inadequate, and Students are the Ones Getting Hurt

Margaret Schmidt looks at the current deficiency of good STEM education teachers and its impact on the future of our nation’s youth.

29 Nov 2012