Tagged with recruitment

Naval Academy Wasted $3.5-Million on Recruiting Ads

The U.S. Naval Academy wasted about $3.5-million in 2008 on a short film and six television commercials, according to an audit released Thursday by the Pentagon’s inspector general. The materials were used for recruiting, but did not adequately describe the academy’s mission or the career paths its graduates pursue, the audit says. It also found the cost … Continue reading »

Recruiters at Black Colleges Break From Tradition

Katy Daugherty enrolled at Tennessee State University because of the school’s flexible daytime, evening and online classes and its new urban-studies program. Once on campus at this historically black college, where more than 70% of the students are African-American, Ms. Daugherty, 29, who is white, became the minority. “It was definitely different, having grown up … Continue reading »