Back-to-School Financial Scams to Avoid - Student Research Foundation

Don’t Fall Victim to Back-to-School Financial Scams

Your son or daughter gets an email that says, “Save Big Dollars on Your Textbooks!” It comes from a company that purports to be a bookseller. So your kid clicks through, orders textbooks, and feels good about saving money. What could possibly go wrong? Plenty, according to a number of articles that have recently appeared on sites like Hiya.com, and even in newspapers like The Asbury Park Press. Read more

Reading List for Parents of STEM Students - Student Research Foundation

Reading List for Parents of STEM Students

Mom or Dad, were you puzzled when you learned that your child was interested in a STEM career?

Did you even know what that meant? Maybe you thought STEM meant a career in agriculture or botany.

Although we are sure that you are now pretty much up to speed about what your kid is preparing to do with his or her life, here are some resources that can help you learn more and stay on top of trends. Read more

Strategies for Finding College Jobs - Student Research Foundation

Last-Minute Strategies for Finding College Jobs

September is a month when college students typically need an extra infusion of money. Fortunately, it is also a month when new opportunities for student employment arise.

Here are some proven strategies that can help college students start the new school year with new jobs. Read more

Household Chores Teach STEM Skills to Kids - Student Research Foundation

Can Household Chores Teach STEM Skills to Kids?

“Happy Children Do Chores,” an opinion piece that KF Dell’Antonia published in The New York Times on August 18th, states a firm opinion that all children should start doing household chores when they have reached the age of only 3 or 4. “Accept no excuses,” she writes. Read more

Does It Make Sense to Transfer Colleges when You Declare Your Major - Student Research Foundation

Does It Make Sense to Transfer Colleges When You Declare Your Major

Stella is a college sophomore who just decided to major in psychology. “I fell in love with it as soon as I took an intro to psych course in my second semester of freshman year,” she tells us. “The problem is, now I would like to transfer to a school that has a better psych program.” Read more