The Impact of Innovative Technology and AI in Accounting

Innovative technology is changing the accounting field. The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, cloud computing, and other tech tools opens the door to optimizing many accounting tasks. These technologies have revolutionized businesses in every industry. Accountants must be technologically conversant to serve their clients’ accounting needs properly. In

Why Should You Consider an MSA Degree?

A Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) greatly increases the chances of success for accountants who want to attain the most challenging and rewarding jobs in the field. The benefits of earning an MSA degree include enhanced career opportunities, the development of specialized skills, and preparation for the CPA exam.

Merrimack College Announces New 100% Online Master of Science in Accounting

The accounting graduate degree’s inaugural session begins January 21, 2019. NORTH ANDOVER — Merrimack College is launching its new online master of science in accounting (MSA online) program, with classes starting Jan. 21, 2019. As a 100-percent online program, Merrimack’s MSA online is flexible and prepares students for advanced careers in

The Impact of Innovative Technology and AI in Accounting

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Innovative technology is changing the accounting field. The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, cloud computing, and other tech tools opens the door to optimizing many accounting tasks. These technologies have revolutionized businesses in

Why Get Your Master’s Degree in Product Management?

Product management provides an example of how traditional engineering disciplines have evolved, requiring team leaders in engineering to develop business, leadership, and technical skills. In the case of product management, professionals learn the best practices for managing people working on complex projects. Building a career in this unique field requires

Trends in Product Management

It’s an exciting time for product managers. Product management trends propel an ongoing digital transformation in our lives and work. A Salesforce article defines digital transformation as “using digital technologies to create new—or modify existing—business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements.”  Without talented product

HR Professionals Have More Than One Path to Success

The field of human resource management is evolving. HR employees and the HR department as a whole are critical to the success of any organization. What is appealing about the career path is working with people and focusing on their development. As an HR manager, you are a critical part

Product Management in the 21st Century: Transforming the Future

Product management is a relatively new field. The origin story of the profession remains open to debate. By most accounts, the genesis of product management was a memo written in 1931 by Neil H. McElroy. Working at the time for Proctor & Gamble as an ad campaign manager, McElroy outlined

Top Management Skills For Middle Managers Ready to Advance Their Career

The challenges of middle management are nothing new, but that doesn’t make it any less difficult for the middle manager involved. The nature of the job requires deftly crossing and recrossing the line that separates leaders from followers, transitioning between leading employees and answering to senior-level leadership. The Harvard Business

What are the Common Tools that Software Product Managers Use?

A fine table requires the right tools to build. So it is with the hardware and software products we use and depend on every day. Like woodworkers’ tools used to produce fine furniture, product management tools allow talented product managers to build products that enhance and sometimes even save lives. 

The Product Manager Career Path: Trailblazing in a Data-Driven Economy

How do the products we use every day come to fruition? Through the hard work of talented and skilled teams of professionals led by versatile, multiskilled product managers. Product management is a growing field. Commensurate with this growth is a change-making, challenging, and steadily evolving product manager career path. From

The Importance of Cross-Functional Teams in Product Development

Successful product development requires input from people with specialized skills from across a variety of business departments. The best cross-functional product team managers understand engineering and design, often working daily with people from those areas. But overseeing a product team requires a larger view and incorporation of ideas from areas

Are Product Managers In Demand?

A competitive market that drives the creation of increasingly complex products has also boosted the demand for skilled product managers. In the modern business world, talented product managers develop expertise in diverse disciplines, including product design, marketing, engineering, and leadership. It’s a set of skills worth developing. With an explosion

How to Advance Your Product Management Skills

Product managers play critical roles in the life cycle of new products. That basic description sounds simple enough. Nonetheless, conceptualizing, planning, pricing, launching, and marketing a viable product requires a broad array of product management skills. A fusion of technical, business, and soft skills make new products come to life.

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MSEM vs. MBA – Does a Product Manager Need an MBA?

A future product manager walks into a bar and asks, “do I need an MBA to succeed as a product manager?” At one table sits a group of MBAs, looking confused. At another table is a happy team of successful product managers. Each one started their careers by earning a

A Master’s Degree in Data Science Offers Data-Focused, Problem-Solving Skills

A thriving economy solves people’s problems. No system is perfect and sound decision-making is critical to navigating a challenging world. Earning a master’s degree in data science gives analysts and data professionals the skills essential in a transformative new century. We live in the age of big data, but without

Top Management Skills For Middle Managers Ready to Advance Their Career

The challenges of middle management are nothing new, but that doesn’t make it any less difficult for the middle manager involved. The nature of the job requires deftly crossing and recrossing the line that separates leaders from followers, transitioning between leading employees and answering to senior-level leadership. The Harvard Business

What are the Common Tools that Software Product Managers Use?

A fine table requires the right tools to build. So it is with the hardware and software products we use and depend on every day. Like woodworkers’ tools used to produce fine furniture, product management tools allow talented product managers to build products that enhance and sometimes even save lives. 

The Triple Bottom Line: Business Analytics and Corporate Sustainability

Profit is the motivating force behind any business. Indeed, without profit, a company’s longevity is in serious doubt. But corporate sustainability--in every sense of the word--is about more than quarterly earnings. In a complex world facing “wicked problems,” corporate responsibility, recognizing its social license to operate, is arguably just as

Business Analytics and COVID 19: What Have We learned?

Driven to find better ways to manage operations during the economic challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, business leaders have increasingly turned to business analytics to better manage risk, fuel decision-making, and provide valuable insights into developing strategy. Business analytics has already provided the key to understanding, mitigating, and vaccinating

Earn an Accounting Degree with a Business Analytics Concentration

A master’s degree in accounting gives graduates the skills necessary to succeed as managers in the profession. Students interested in a specific area of accounting can pursue coursework related to an accounting concentration. Employers often expect job candidates to have related degree specializations or professional experience in the area (or

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What is the Future of Cryptocurrency? 

Insights from the Girard School of Business and the School of Science and Engineering Cryptocurrency emerged a decade ago, promising a convenient and secure way to make digital transactions. However, the predictions of a worldwide financial revolution have fallen short, as cryptocurrency has faced challenges including countries considering banning their

Why Get Your Master’s Degree in Product Management?

Product management provides an example of how traditional engineering disciplines have evolved, requiring team leaders in engineering to develop business, leadership, and technical skills. In the case of product management, professionals learn the best practices for managing people working on complex projects. Building a career in this unique field requires

Principles of Product Management

Product management is an evolving career field within engineering management. Steeped in Agile and Lean methodologies, product managers can quickly learn the tools and techniques that support the efficient development of new products. However, it's also crucial to understand the principles of product management that lead to success. Product management

What Does a Software Engineer Do on a Daily Basis?

If you are interested in computers and proficient in working with software, becoming a software engineer sounds like an attractive career choice. But many prospective students ask: What does a software engineer...

Data Scientist vs. Data Analyst: New Possibilities in the Age of Big Data

Big Data is a defining characteristic of our post-industrial society. According to the World Economic Forum 2020 Jobs Report, data science and analytics are now the most in-demand, future-focused occupations. What, however, differentiates a data scientist vs. a data analyst career path?  While the trajectories are similar for data science

Why Software Engineers Need to Know Java

Java ranks among the most used programming languages, along with Python, SQL, and Ruby. Most software engineers are proficient in at least one of these languages. Many prefer Java because it’s platform agnostic and comes with strong security protocols. Merrimack College offers software engineers the opportunity to learn Java as

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How Self-Driving Cars Actually Work

The advantages of self-driving cars are too great for the idea not to be pursued, and data scientists will play a major role in reaching that goal. But for many people, self-driving cars remain something of a mystery. And what’s the point of having them in the first place? The following looks at both perspectives.

A Master’s Degree in Data Science Offers Data-Focused, Problem-Solving Skills

A thriving economy solves people’s problems. No system is perfect and sound decision-making is critical to navigating a challenging world. Earning a master’s degree in data science gives analysts and data professionals the skills essential in a transformative new century. We live in the age of big data, but without

Trends in Data Science

Any talk of data science trends typically features a familiar cast of characters. Articles chronicling the data science revolution explore big data, the cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the internet of things, and “the edge” grace the pages of websites and magazines. Data science is the future.  Once considered a

Project Management Methodologies That Are Key to Success

Product management methodologies provide a framework to plan, structure, and control the process of developing new products that meet customer needs. Understanding these methodologies is key to a successful product manager career. They help product managers navigate the complex, multi-dimensional product management process. They also provide the favorable results that

Data Science for Sustainability: The Smart Grid and Energy Storage

Renewable energy sources will power the future of a viable new energy economy. The urgency to address climate change and sustainable human development and the need for cleaner energy sources become more evident with each passing year. It is the challenge and opportunity of our time. Environmental data science, the

Data Science and Public Health: Improving Lives Through Insight and Equity

Prior to 2020, data science was a mystery to many of us, far removed from our daily lives. That perception changed, however, when COVID-19 swept across the globe. The pandemic brought into focus how data science informs our understanding and mitigation of public health issues. Data science is an essential

The Future of Data Science

In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that the number of transistors that could fit on a microchip would double every two years. The accuracy and longevity of what came to be called “Moore’s Law” surprised even Moore. There is an analogous path for the future of data science.  Many articles expound on

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The Impact of Data on Future Transportation

Technology continues to revolutionize almost every aspect of business and personal life. Innovations in technology focus on creating transportation that is more efficient, effective and safe. The future also holds the promise of more change involving heavy use of data-driven systems, sensors, IoT and machine learning.

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Ethics and Data Analytics

As technology brings consumers and businesses closer together than ever before, it’s up to each business to be honest and forthright about how consumer data is used. Privacy policies must evolve to govern ethics and data analytics. Read how data analytics is creating ethical concerns for businesses & consumers.

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Emergency License Teachers: Fielding Opportunity for Aspiring Educators

Across the state of Massachusetts, teachers provide a significant impact on formal education, with quality instruction being a crucial component to student learning. Teacher knowledge, practice and instruction methodology can have considerable influence on how students learn and progress in their studies. As a first source of information – and

How to Become a Kindergarten Teacher

Decades of research has shown the importance of early childhood education in a student’s academic skill development. Children in high-quality kindergarten through Grade 2 programs have an increased level of preparedness for later learning and reap the benefits well into their adult years. The essential nature of a good kindergarten

Certificates That Prepare Teachers for Leadership in Education

Successful leadership in education starts by working directly with students in the classroom. Teachers accumulate years of experience and knowledge on effective educational strategies, tools, and techniques. With this experience, many educators increase their impact when they move into more broadly influential roles within their schools or school districts. Some

How to Make a Career Change to Teaching

A career change to teaching is an attractive option for professionals who feel uninspired by their original career choice. One reason is that teaching is a gratifying profession making a positive impact on the lives of others. Many who start in non-teaching careers often feel the pull toward education after

How to Pay for College

The commitment to earn a college education ranks among the most impactful life choices a person will make. Many may feel overwhelmed with the financial aspect of attending college, but they have multiple options available to reduce costs. The following methods for finding college financial support apply to students fresh

The Benefits of Completing a Bachelor’s Degree at Merrimack College

Completing a bachelor's degree opens the door to promotions, better pay, and smoother career transitions. The emergence of online bachelor's degree programs makes the process even more accessible, with working adults benefiting from the flexibility an online program offers. Merrimack College's Pathways Bachelor Degree Completion program offers the benefits of

Physical and Mental Wellness for the Adult College Student

All college students face physical and mental wellness challenges, especially in their first year or during those stressful stretches leading to midterms or final exams. Online adult college students must manage those same challenges and some unique issues specific to a remote learning environment. Fortunately, no student needs to manage

Massachusetts Ranks High Among Top Paying States for Teachers

Most teachers do not enter their profession with salary as a top consideration, but it certainly influences the jobs they pursue. Teachers in Massachusetts enjoy the benefits of the state ranking high among the top paying states for teachers. It’s no coincidence that the state also ranks in the top

The Importance of Inclusion and Diversity in the Classroom

Schools that reflect the diverse population of the communities around them provide a great benefit to students both now and in the future. Diversity in the classroom leads to stronger empathy, self-confidence, and feelings of self-worth, and greater collaboration skills. For teachers, the goal is to maximize the possibilities of

Effective Classroom Teaching Strategies

Classrooms bring together students with a variety of backgrounds and learning abilities. Part of success as an educator involves devising effective teaching strategies that allow them to meet the needs of every individual student in the classroom. Experienced teachers know that there’s no all-encompassing, universal solution for every child. Rather,

Educational Trends in 2022 Revolve Around Advanced Technology

Most educational trends in 2022 revolve around advanced technology tools that empower teachers and give students increased agency in their education. These tools, designed to engage with a generation raised with smartphones and the internet, transform how teachers approach classroom work. The trend toward integrating technology into the classroom started

Massachusetts Field Trips Offer High-Quality Options for Educators

Teachers in Massachusetts benefit from a state offering a mix of historical and cultural experiences. This variety provides many field trip options for their students. In addition to unique environments and experiences, many of these Massachusetts field trip sites offer programs that meet state education standards and curriculum frameworks. That’s

Help Shape the Future of Education Inside and Outside the Classroom

Individuals who take on leadership roles in education play a critical role in building better, more equitable education systems. Both classroom teachers and school administrators provide this leadership, impacting student lives in different but equally important ways. Professionals motivated to transform communities through better education systems can spark that change.

MED vs. MAT Degree: Best Master’s in Education Programs for Teachers

There is more than one pathway to a successful career as a teacher. Two of the most popular are the Master of Education (M.Ed) and Master of Art in Teaching (M.At) graduate degrees. While both prepare graduates for an educational career, they typically focus on different aspects of the teaching

Alternative Jobs With a Master’s Degree in Education

A master’s degree in education gives teachers more versatility in their skills and more career options. Many put the skills they learn to use in the classroom, but others move into education jobs such as designing curriculum and taking education leadership roles. Jobs for those holding a master’s degree in

Merrimack M.Ed. Alumna Offers Advice on Homework for Elementary Teachers

Kelsey Lessard, alumna of Merrimack College’s online M.Ed. program, and current Dean of Curriculum & Instruction (K-1) at Arlington Elementary School in Lawrence, MA, stopped by for a recent episode with MINTS (Merrimack Institute for New Teacher Support) to share research she recently did on “Redefining Homework Expectations to Increase

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How Long Does it Take to Get an Online Master of Education?

With an online Master of Education degree program, most students can complete the requirements in about 18 months. However, self-paced, competency-based programs allow students to move faster if they wish, while also allowing them to schedule school work around professional and personal obligations. With online degree programs, the time it takes

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Why is Elementary Education so Important?

It's widely known that early education plays a critical role in how students perform in their later school years. Understanding just how crucial these early education years are is important. According to The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the annual average learning gain for students in kindergarten through second grade is

How to Pay for College

The commitment to earn a college education ranks among the most impactful life choices a person will make. Many may feel overwhelmed with the financial aspect of attending college, but they have multiple options available to reduce costs. The following methods for finding college financial support apply to students fresh

The Benefits of Completing a Bachelor’s Degree at Merrimack College

Completing a bachelor's degree opens the door to promotions, better pay, and smoother career transitions. The emergence of online bachelor's degree programs makes the process even more accessible, with working adults benefiting from the flexibility an online program offers. Merrimack College's Pathways Bachelor Degree Completion program offers the benefits of

How to Pay for College

The commitment to earn a college education ranks among the most impactful life choices a person will make. Many may feel overwhelmed with the financial aspect of attending college, but they have multiple options available to reduce costs. The following methods for finding college financial support apply to students fresh

Health and Wellness Studies: A Foundation for Success

For most of us, health studies may not rise to the top of our to-do lists. In a rush to meet our daily responsibilities, build a career, and grow a family, it is too easy to ignore our health, let alone the implications of health policy in our society.  Nonetheless,

Making a Career Change After 30

Millions of people enter the workforce each year. Not all of them choose the right career the first time around. Whether a current industry faces economic constraints, or a job no longer excites the passion it once did, many people decide they want a career change after 30. In a

The Impact of Innovative Technology and AI in Accounting

Innovative technology is changing the accounting field. The emergence of artificial intelligence (AI), data analytics, cloud computing, and other tech tools opens the door to optimizing many accounting tasks. These technologies have revolutionized businesses in every industry. Accountants must be technologically conversant to serve their clients’ accounting needs properly. In

Why Should You Consider an MSA Degree?

A Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) greatly increases the chances of success for accountants who want to attain the most challenging and rewarding jobs in the field. The benefits of earning an MSA degree include enhanced career opportunities, the development of specialized skills, and preparation for the CPA exam.

Why Get Your Master’s Degree in Product Management?

Product management provides an example of how traditional engineering disciplines have evolved, requiring team leaders in engineering to develop business, leadership, and technical skills. In the case of product management, professionals learn the best practices for managing people working on complex projects. Building a career in this unique field requires

Trends in Product Management

It’s an exciting time for product managers. Product management trends propel an ongoing digital transformation in our lives and work. A Salesforce article defines digital transformation as “using digital technologies to create new—or modify existing—business processes, culture, and customer experiences to meet changing business and market requirements.”  Without talented product

HR Professionals Have More Than One Path to Success

The field of human resource management is evolving. HR employees and the HR department as a whole are critical to the success of any organization. What is appealing about the career path is working with people and focusing on their development. As an HR manager, you are a critical part

Product Management in the 21st Century: Transforming the Future

Product management is a relatively new field. The origin story of the profession remains open to debate. By most accounts, the genesis of product management was a memo written in 1931 by Neil H. McElroy. Working at the time for Proctor & Gamble as an ad campaign manager, McElroy outlined

Top Management Skills For Middle Managers Ready to Advance Their Career

The challenges of middle management are nothing new, but that doesn’t make it any less difficult for the middle manager involved. The nature of the job requires deftly crossing and recrossing the line that separates leaders from followers, transitioning between leading employees and answering to senior-level leadership. The Harvard Business

What are the Common Tools that Software Product Managers Use?

A fine table requires the right tools to build. So it is with the hardware and software products we use and depend on every day. Like woodworkers’ tools used to produce fine furniture, product management tools allow talented product managers to build products that enhance and sometimes even save lives. 

A Master’s Degree in Data Science Offers Data-Focused, Problem-Solving Skills

A thriving economy solves people’s problems. No system is perfect and sound decision-making is critical to navigating a challenging world. Earning a master’s degree in data science gives analysts and data professionals the skills essential in a transformative new century. We live in the age of big data, but without

Top Management Skills For Middle Managers Ready to Advance Their Career

The challenges of middle management are nothing new, but that doesn’t make it any less difficult for the middle manager involved. The nature of the job requires deftly crossing and recrossing the line that separates leaders from followers, transitioning between leading employees and answering to senior-level leadership. The Harvard Business

What are the Common Tools that Software Product Managers Use?

A fine table requires the right tools to build. So it is with the hardware and software products we use and depend on every day. Like woodworkers’ tools used to produce fine furniture, product management tools allow talented product managers to build products that enhance and sometimes even save lives. 

The Triple Bottom Line: Business Analytics and Corporate Sustainability

Profit is the motivating force behind any business. Indeed, without profit, a company’s longevity is in serious doubt. But corporate sustainability--in every sense of the word--is about more than quarterly earnings. In a complex world facing “wicked problems,” corporate responsibility, recognizing its social license to operate, is arguably just as

Business Analytics and COVID 19: What Have We learned?

Driven to find better ways to manage operations during the economic challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, business leaders have increasingly turned to business analytics to better manage risk, fuel decision-making, and provide valuable insights into developing strategy. Business analytics has already provided the key to understanding, mitigating, and vaccinating

Earn an Accounting Degree with a Business Analytics Concentration

A master’s degree in accounting gives graduates the skills necessary to succeed as managers in the profession. Students interested in a specific area of accounting can pursue coursework related to an accounting concentration. Employers often expect job candidates to have related degree specializations or professional experience in the area (or

A Master’s Degree in Data Science Offers Data-Focused, Problem-Solving Skills

A thriving economy solves people’s problems. No system is perfect and sound decision-making is critical to navigating a challenging world. Earning a master’s degree in data science gives analysts and data professionals the skills essential in a transformative new century. We live in the age of big data, but without

Top Management Skills For Middle Managers Ready to Advance Their Career

The challenges of middle management are nothing new, but that doesn’t make it any less difficult for the middle manager involved. The nature of the job requires deftly crossing and recrossing the line that separates leaders from followers, transitioning between leading employees and answering to senior-level leadership. The Harvard Business

What are the Common Tools that Software Product Managers Use?

A fine table requires the right tools to build. So it is with the hardware and software products we use and depend on every day. Like woodworkers’ tools used to produce fine furniture, product management tools allow talented product managers to build products that enhance and sometimes even save lives. 

The Triple Bottom Line: Business Analytics and Corporate Sustainability

Profit is the motivating force behind any business. Indeed, without profit, a company’s longevity is in serious doubt. But corporate sustainability--in every sense of the word--is about more than quarterly earnings. In a complex world facing “wicked problems,” corporate responsibility, recognizing its social license to operate, is arguably just as

Business Analytics and COVID 19: What Have We learned?

Driven to find better ways to manage operations during the economic challenges created by the COVID-19 pandemic, business leaders have increasingly turned to business analytics to better manage risk, fuel decision-making, and provide valuable insights into developing strategy. Business analytics has already provided the key to understanding, mitigating, and vaccinating

Earn an Accounting Degree with a Business Analytics Concentration

A master’s degree in accounting gives graduates the skills necessary to succeed as managers in the profession. Students interested in a specific area of accounting can pursue coursework related to an accounting concentration. Employers often expect job candidates to have related degree specializations or professional experience in the area (or

Why Get Your Master’s Degree in Product Management?

Product management provides an example of how traditional engineering disciplines have evolved, requiring team leaders in engineering to develop business, leadership, and technical skills. In the case of product management, professionals learn the best practices for managing people working on complex projects. Building a career in this unique field requires

Principles of Product Management

Product management is an evolving career field within engineering management. Steeped in Agile and Lean methodologies, product managers can quickly learn the tools and techniques that support the efficient development of new products. However, it's also crucial to understand the principles of product management that lead to success. Product management

What Does a Software Engineer Do on a Daily Basis?

If you are interested in computers and proficient in working with software, becoming a software engineer sounds like an attractive career choice. But many prospective students ask: What does a software engineer...

Data Scientist vs. Data Analyst: New Possibilities in the Age of Big Data

Big Data is a defining characteristic of our post-industrial society. According to the World Economic Forum 2020 Jobs Report, data science and analytics are now the most in-demand, future-focused occupations. What, however, differentiates a data scientist vs. a data analyst career path?  While the trajectories are similar for data science

A Master’s Degree in Data Science Offers Data-Focused, Problem-Solving Skills

A thriving economy solves people’s problems. No system is perfect and sound decision-making is critical to navigating a challenging world. Earning a master’s degree in data science gives analysts and data professionals the skills essential in a transformative new century. We live in the age of big data, but without

Trends in Data Science

Any talk of data science trends typically features a familiar cast of characters. Articles chronicling the data science revolution explore big data, the cloud, artificial intelligence, machine learning, the internet of things, and “the edge” grace the pages of websites and magazines. Data science is the future.  Once considered a

Project Management Methodologies That Are Key to Success

Product management methodologies provide a framework to plan, structure, and control the process of developing new products that meet customer needs. Understanding these methodologies is key to a successful product manager career. They help product managers navigate the complex, multi-dimensional product management process. They also provide the favorable results that

Data Science for Sustainability: The Smart Grid and Energy Storage

Renewable energy sources will power the future of a viable new energy economy. The urgency to address climate change and sustainable human development and the need for cleaner energy sources become more evident with each passing year. It is the challenge and opportunity of our time. Environmental data science, the

Data Science and Public Health: Improving Lives Through Insight and Equity

Prior to 2020, data science was a mystery to many of us, far removed from our daily lives. That perception changed, however, when COVID-19 swept across the globe. The pandemic brought into focus how data science informs our understanding and mitigation of public health issues. Data science is an essential

The Future of Data Science

In 1965, Gordon Moore predicted that the number of transistors that could fit on a microchip would double every two years. The accuracy and longevity of what came to be called “Moore’s Law” surprised even Moore. There is an analogous path for the future of data science.  Many articles expound on

  • emergency license teacher massachusetts

Emergency License Teachers: Fielding Opportunity for Aspiring Educators

Across the state of Massachusetts, teachers provide a significant impact on formal education, with quality instruction being a crucial component to student learning. Teacher knowledge, practice and instruction methodology can have considerable influence on how students learn and progress in their studies. As a first source of information – and

How to Become a Kindergarten Teacher

Decades of research has shown the importance of early childhood education in a student’s academic skill development. Children in high-quality kindergarten through Grade 2 programs have an increased level of preparedness for later learning and reap the benefits well into their adult years. The essential nature of a good kindergarten

Certificates That Prepare Teachers for Leadership in Education

Successful leadership in education starts by working directly with students in the classroom. Teachers accumulate years of experience and knowledge on effective educational strategies, tools, and techniques. With this experience, many educators increase their impact when they move into more broadly influential roles within their schools or school districts. Some

How to Make a Career Change to Teaching

A career change to teaching is an attractive option for professionals who feel uninspired by their original career choice. One reason is that teaching is a gratifying profession making a positive impact on the lives of others. Many who start in non-teaching careers often feel the pull toward education after

How to Pay for College

The commitment to earn a college education ranks among the most impactful life choices a person will make. Many may feel overwhelmed with the financial aspect of attending college, but they have multiple options available to reduce costs. The following methods for finding college financial support apply to students fresh

The Benefits of Completing a Bachelor’s Degree at Merrimack College

Completing a bachelor's degree opens the door to promotions, better pay, and smoother career transitions. The emergence of online bachelor's degree programs makes the process even more accessible, with working adults benefiting from the flexibility an online program offers. Merrimack College's Pathways Bachelor Degree Completion program offers the benefits of

How to Pay for College

The commitment to earn a college education ranks among the most impactful life choices a person will make. Many may feel overwhelmed with the financial aspect of attending college, but they have multiple options available to reduce costs. The following methods for finding college financial support apply to students fresh

Health and Wellness Studies: A Foundation for Success

For most of us, health studies may not rise to the top of our to-do lists. In a rush to meet our daily responsibilities, build a career, and grow a family, it is too easy to ignore our health, let alone the implications of health policy in our society.  Nonetheless,

Making a Career Change After 30

Millions of people enter the workforce each year. Not all of them choose the right career the first time around. Whether a current industry faces economic constraints, or a job no longer excites the passion it once did, many people decide they want a career change after 30. In a

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