Posted on 31 January 2013.
It’s safe to say (and The New York Times said it Wednesday) that interning has become the norm. These days, college students typically graduate with an internship or two under their belt.
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Posted on 13 September 2012.
In September of 2011, two unpaid interns for Fox Searchlight filed suit against the major filmmaking corporation for breaking labor laws concerning the work they did for the film Black Swan, which grossed over $300 million worldwide in 2010. This year, their lawsuit was expanded to include anyone who has ever worked as an unpaid intern for Fox Searchlight.
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Posted on 01 May 2012.
As internship experience increasingly becomes a critical part of college graduates’ search for employment, some have raised concerned about internships in the private, for-profit sector that do not compensate students for their work.
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Posted on 27 February 2012.
If you are graduating from college in May, there is one thing on your mind: life post-graduation.
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Posted on 17 February 2012.
The handling of unpaid internships is being challenged by former interns who claim they were exploited by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
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Posted on 15 February 2012.
As spring quarter approaches, many students will be scrambling to apply for those coveted intern positions that require them to work all summer – for no paycheck.
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Posted on 14 February 2012.
Believe it or not, the end of the year is just around the corner. Granted, we have just barely eclipsed the halfway point in the academic calendar, but it never hurts to prepare for the future.
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Posted on 30 January 2012.
Excitement overwhelms you as you hang up the phone. You pinch yourself to make sure you’re not dreaming. It’s for real: You were just offered your dream internship.
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Posted on 25 January 2012.
Ask any college student and most will admit that getting a job after graduation is on their mind. This conundrum constantly lingers in the back of the mind, but it should really be at the forefront.
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Posted on 29 March 2011.
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, often spreads within Tanzanian families due to misconceptions about contraceptives and the spread of the virus. One Heart Source — a non-profit organization dedicated to teaching HIV awareness in the country — aims to eradicate that problem.
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