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SEAFARERS INTERNATIONAL UNION
Oh, a Sailor’s Life
Great Pay, Good Benefits … Is It the Life for You? Read more
DENICE SMITH
One Room for a Whole Town, A Tiny School with a Big Impact
Copper Harbor, Michigan, population 108, loves its one-room schoolhouse. Read more
JOHN SHIBLEY / LSSU
STEM Ready. It Looks Like Fun, But Really, It’s Science
There has always been a sure-fire way to interest kids in science. Just blow something up. Read more
JACK RENDULICH
River Quest: Waters, Wonders & a Sense of Place
Their St. Louis River Quest passports in hand, a group of sixth-graders breezed into Station D5. Excitedly bobbing and weaving around a small aquarium set up on a table, the students from Holy Rosary School in Duluth immediately dove into work. Read more
Jessica Hehir / WITC
Get a Job: Local Career Advisors' Top Tips
You’ve completed your studies, tossed that mortar board hat into the air, thanked your family for their congratulations and now … well, now comes the hard part. Read more
Courtesy Michigan Tech
An Outdoor Education: Local Universities Embrace Natural Assets
One of the under-tapped resources around the Lake Superior region is the outdoor recreational programs, open to students, staff and the general public, at our public and private universities. Read more
Courtesy Madeline Island School for the Arts
Old Ways Become New Adventures at Folk Schools
Folk schools are gaining popularity around the Big Lake and the world, attracting students for weeklong courses to afternoon sessions. Our folk schools often highlight Native and Scandinavian heritage and celebrate making things with one’s hands. Read more
Courtesy College of St. Scholastica
Private Schools Hook Students with Smaller Classes, Special-Focus Studies
On the campuses of private universities, students aren’t alone in finding their niches to thrive. The private colleges themselves must develop their own ways to attract students when competing against state-funded public universities. Read more
Courtesy Lakehead University
At 50, Lakehead University “Is Ready for the World”
Lakehead University's mission has always revolved around bringing higher education north and serving its communities, which has meant moving from a two-year technical school into a full-fledged research university with global ties. Read more
Alexey Plaxin
Bayfield Students Visit Lake Baikal, the ‘Other’ Largest Lake
Any Bayfield schoolchild knows that right outside the classroom is the world’s largest freshwater lake by surface area – Lake Superior. But, as seven students learned firsthand last summer, the title of biggest by volume belongs to Lake Baikal. Read more
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