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internship stories: 4 news summaries

 College Ups 
 Supervision of 
 Letterman Interns 

Quinnipiac vows to keep students out of 'harm's way'

Oct 13, 09 2:12 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Connecticut university supplying interns to the David Letterman show has initiated stepped-up measures to "diligently" oversee the program to "ensure that our interns are out of harm's way." The precautions follow leaks indicating that the randy talk-show host bedded at least one NYU intern among the... More »

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sex • Connecticut • college • affair • David Letterman • Quinnipiac University • college student • intern • workplace • internship • lover • office sex

 Forget Fetching Coffee: 
 Interns Work From Home 

'Virtual internships' take among small business

Sep 29, 09 9:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - Companies have long used internships to avoid paying young people, but increasingly they don't want to see their interns at all. "Virtual internships," where recent grads do research and sales or work with social media from home, has expanded from an unheard-of practice to "something almost every... More »

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technology • work • employment • college graduates • telecommuting • internship • social media

(Newser) - Liberal arts students are ditching traditional summer internships of office coffee-fetching for life on the land, reports the New York Times. As part of a generation well-versed in Michael Pollan's attack on industrial agriculture and interested in social change, these students see organic farm work as a political statement.... More »

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environmentalism • student activism • Michael Pollan • internship • organic farming

Salaries Down $1,100
for This Year's Grads

Credentialed jobs are faring best in downturn

Apr 8, 09 5:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - More bad news for 1.5 million college seniors graduating this year into a tough job market: Less money. The average salary offer to a new recipient of a bachelor's degree is $48,515, down 2.2% from last year's $49,624, says a survey by the National Association of... More »

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unemployment • job market • college graduates • salaries • internship

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