In commencement speech President Obama tells college grads that financial success should not be their goal in life

Hoping to start a small business that some day turns into a big business and rakes in lots of profits so you can buy a multimillion dollar home and take the vacations you always dreamed of? Well, President Barack Obama has a message for you: that’s selfish.

Bloomberg talks gun control in commencement address

CNN – Diverging from the generally non-political college sendoff, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a gun-control advocate, Saturday tore into members of Congress for failing to pass background check legislation.

Read more at CNN’s Political Ticker blog.

Michelle Obama Makes Light of President’s Failures in Graduation Speech

ABC – Delivering her only speech at a high school graduation this year, first lady Michelle Obama joked about the failures her husband, President Obama, has encountered in life as she told a graduating class of high school seniors in Nashville, Tenn. today that in order to achieve success in life, they must first experience failure.

Read more at ABC News.

College enrollment rate drops 2.3 percent as students opt for workforce instead

A National Student Clearinghouse study reveals that college enrollment has declined 2.3 percent this spring compared to last year, as more Americans skip the academic route and jump directly into the workforce.

What the Department of Education’s $51 billion profit really means

As many college graduates struggle to pay back their student loans, the United States government is raking in the cash — nearly $51 billion of it.

List of 2013 commencement speakers at top 100 universities reveals liberal bias

It’s not difficult to detect a liberal bias in higher education, and the list of year’s commencement speakers at top universities only serves to illustrate that point further.

Blue Chip Exec offers gift cards promising graduates a job in 60 days or less

Combating an increasingly intimidating job market, one company is offering the ultimate gift for graduates–the guarantee of a job in 60 days or less.

 

Maryland town becomes first in nation to allow 16-year-olds to vote in local elections

For teenagers in one suburban D.C. town, turning 16 is not just a milestone for getting your drivers’ license anymore.