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50 Years of ERIC
The Education Resources Information Center (ERIC) is celebrating its 50th Birthday! First opened on May 15th, 1964 ERIC continues the long tradition of ongoing innovation and enhancement.

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Hiner, Amanda – CEA Forum, 2012
In an April, 2012 Wall Street Journal article titled "Wealth or Waste? Rethinking the Value of a Business Major," national reporter Melissa Korn explores an intriguing fact: the business major, the most popular major on college campuses for over 30 years and the discipline believed to be most economically viable by prospective college students and…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College English, Business Administration Education, Peer Acceptance
Brogan, Katherine M.; Brogan, James D. – CEA Forum, 1982
Discusses expectations of technical writing from the perspectives of engineers engaged in varied academic and business activities. (MM)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Communication Skills, Education Work Relationship, Employer Attitudes
Gould, Christopher; Gilstrap, Kathleen – CEA Forum, 1983
Offers suggestions, based on own experience with a workshop focusing on graphics, in creating a technical communication workshop involving both the business and the academic community. (MM)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Cooperative Programs, Education Work Relationship, Graphic Arts
Wiley, W. Bradford – CEA Forum, 1981
A publisher strongly advocates a liberal education background for a career in book publishing. (HOD)
Descriptors: Career Development, College English, Communication Skills, Employment Opportunities
Hambrick, Ernestine – CEA Forum, 1981
Stresses the need for the medical profession to gain an appreciation for the "poetic" to broaden horizons. (HOD)
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Job Skills, Literature Appreciation, Medical Education
Harper, Frank – CEA Forum, 1981
Stresses the importance of a background in English in the development of an attorney's communication skills. (HOD)
Descriptors: Career Development, College English, Communication Skills, Job Skills