Pursuing a Degree (Bachelors, Masters, PhD)

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Many of you have either finished with your degree and/or are in the midst of amassing student loan debt. Sounds like there is a great event geared toward your situation this Friday:
https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/public-servants-need-help-funding-your-education

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https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/what-in-the-world-am-i-doing

Great post – To Excel, Just Suck (Suck up knowledge that is https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/to-excel-just-suck

We are looking for topics for our Next Generation of Gov’t Training Summit – got ideas for topics/speakers? 25+ comments so far
https://www.govloop.com/group/nextgenerationofgovernment/forum/topics/call-for-topics-help-define-next-generation-of-government-2012-tr

Are you about to wrap up school and have your sights set on a government job? Be sure to attend our Rock Your Resume webinar tomorrow where you can learn how to optimize your resume and stand out among scores of applicants:
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For current master’s students in the DC area: NASPAA has a paid internship opening for the Spring semester, working with our accreditation team. Applications will be accepted until the position’s filled.

I already dropped out of one PhD program – if I had to do another this sounds awesome – tech, big data, social science – just need to add public sector and I’m all in – http://andrewmcafee.org/2012/01/mcafee-mit-phd-program/

The initial findings are does this policy effect father/child relationships as well as child support payments based on the unmarried fathers’ lack of knowledge of the law

Do your professors use real examples (from government) for their classroom assignments vs. random, relatively meaningless projects? What if they partnered with government to tackle real problems? That’s the idea spurring dialogue in this forum:
https://www.govloop.com/forum/topics/govhelp-why-don-t-more-professors-get-students-to-solve-real-prob

Very cool Rachael – how many classes do you have left?

Calling all undergrads! NASA is offering what I’m sure will be an amazing internship opportunity next spring semester with their Open Gov Initiative team. Applications are due Oct. 9! Check it out here on GovLoop:
https://www.govloop.com/profiles/blogs/looking-for-the-right-stuff-intern-at-nasa-headquarters-next

Good luck everyone…I know for many this is the first day back to school

Fascinating – what’s the initial findings?

My dissertation title is: An Analysis of Georgia’s Legitimation Policy For Unwed Non-custodial Fathers. Georgia is the only state that has a two step process for unmarried fathers to establish paternity and legitimation. In other states once paternity is established so is legitimation. I’m analyzing this policy to see if it hinders father/child…[Read more]

Chalonda – what’s the dissertation on?Kate – what’s your topic?