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The drive to recruit top business talent and optimize the performance of individuals and teams has many businesses considering remote work policies for management and their teams. Circumstances beyond our control, such as the recent coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, can present national and global ramifications that drive businesses to adopt remote work from home policies. Many […]
Teachers nationwide take on the challenge of educating young minds, dedicating themselves to applying best teaching practices in the classroom. Some states do a better job than others in rewarding teachers for their effort and setting them up for success. Massachusetts is one of them. Massachusetts consistently ranks among the top states for teachers in […]
Insights from the Girard School of Business and the School of Science and Engineering For decades, demonstrating advanced qualifications for leadership roles in the business world rested on three letters: MBA. But given the cost, time, and barriers to entry of an MBA, it’s reasonable to ask: is it worth it? If not, is a Master […]
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 Positive Relationships Between Teachers and Students”. In […]
Many accomplished professionals enter the workforce without a bachelor’s degree. For a variety of reasons, they earned college credit but left the program before finishing. However, that’s not the end of their educational story. An estimated 36 million people in the United States in the past three decades have earned some college credit, but not a four-year […]
Highlights from the Girard School of Business and the School of Science and Engineering Earning a Master of Science in Management degree prepares students for an advanced career in leadership and management. Employment opportunities available to graduates with an MSM degree are found in the areas of management consulting and analysis, business operations management, project […]
Insights from the Gerard School of Business Small business owners are used to wearing many hats. They are marketers, strategists, hiring managers, and product creators all rolled into one. What they are not, in most cases, are accountants. In today’s fast-moving entrepreneurial business world, accountants do more than balance the ledger and offer tax advice. […]
To slow transmission of the COVID-19 virus, education leaders around the world have shuttered schools and fully moved to online learning platforms or had to adopt hybrid online/in-person models to reduce exposure risk. For teachers in either case, it’s presented the challenge of learning how to engage students without having them in the traditional classroom […]
Insights from the Girard School of Business and the School of Science and Engineering What is machine learning? It’s part of our modern lingo, but what does it actually mean? The term “machine learning” was coined in 1959 by Arthur Samuel, a pioneer in computer science and artificial intelligence. He is credited with the definition as […]
Insights from the Girard School of Business and the School of Science and Engineering There seems no end to the expanding breadth and depth of data. But the promise of big data is only as good as the tools and resources we have to understand and make use of it. As Dr. Andrew Banasiewicz, Director […]