Michael Licona Interview. Michael Licona has a Ph.D. in New Testament Studies and is Associate Professor in Theology at Houston Baptist University. He was interviewed by Lee Strobel in his book The Case for the Real Jesus (Zondervan, 2007) and appeared in Strobel’s The Case for Christ (DVD, 2007). He is the author of numerous books, including the pathbreaking academic work, The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach (IVP Academic, 2010). Mike is a member of the Evangelical Philosophical Society, the Institute for Biblical Research, and the Society of Biblical Literature. He has spoken on more than 50 university campuses and has appeared on dozens of radio and television programs.

The 10 Best Online Masters in Social Work (MSW) Degree Programs provides a ranking of the top colleges and universities in the country offering online courses toward the MSW degree. The increasingly popular online Masters of Social Work programs offer convenience and flexibility. Online MSW programs include theoretical coursework and a clinical practice, typically performed in a student’s local community. All MSW programs are required to include a mandatory clinical practice component in order to be accredited. Students can select from full-time and part-time online Masters of Social Work programs. A social work masters degree is required for jobs in clinical or public school social work. People with a master’s degree in social work typically work as counselors, social workers, or therapists.

The 25 Best Master of Social Work Degree Programs provides a ranking of the best master’s-level degree programs in social work in the United States today. A Master of Social Work (MSW) degree provides an array of career options. Social workers have the opportunity to serve individuals, families, and communities. Direct-service social workers help people solve and cope with problems in their everyday lives, while clinical social workers diagnose and treat behavioral, mental, and emotional issues. Clinical social workers are required to have a master’s degree. Some direct-service positions and settings also require a master’s degree. Those with a Master of Social Work degree usually work as social workers, counselors, or therapists.

Colleges and Universities is a list of the colleges and universities for which we have prepared special profiles. Each profile provides you with basic information about the college or university in question, including brief highlights, a detailed overview, a listing of educational programs, and notes on student life, faculty, the admissions process, and financial aid. To access a school’s special profile, just click on its name. Our list of colleges and universities profiles is constantly growing, so check back often!

Top 10 Ways to Succeed in Online Education provides the prospective student who is thinking about taking one or more courses online for the first time with a list of very useful tips to keep in mind. If you follow the advice in this article, you will greatly increase your chances of having a pleasant and academically successful experience with online education.

Recognized Schools for Children with Autism provides a list of more than 30 schools in 13 states that offer outstanding programs aimed at optimizing academic learning and mental and emotional growth for children with autism spectrum disorders. Detailed descriptions of each school include therapeutic orientations, well-known faculty, staff-to-student ratios, and awards and other forms of public recognition. The list was compiled on the basis of extensive research on the Web, as well as information gathered from professional organizations and academic and medical experts via email inquiries.

The 25 Best Online Colleges provides a ranking of the best overall online experiences offered by American colleges and universities today. With the increasing popularity of online degree programs, there’s been a huge increase in the number of online colleges and universities. With all the schools to choose from, it’s not easy selecting an online school. The quality of online schools ranges from excellent to poor. We’ve done extensive research on online colleges and universities to make the selection process easier. We base our rankings on the following factors: Academic quality, rankings by organizations, online teaching ability, awards, reputation, affordability, student satisfaction (measured by retention and graduation rates), and student-to-teacher ratio.

William Lane Craig Interview. William Lane Craig is Research Professor of Philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. He holds a doctorate in philosophy from the University of Birmingham and a doctorate in theology from the University of Munich. He is the author of numerous articles in professional journals, the author or editor of over 30 books, and a world-renowned debater. Professor Craig is considered by many to be the preeminent practitioner of Christian apologetics in the English-speaking world today. In this interview, he focuses on the subject of his many notable debates with atheists over the years.

The 10 Highest-Paying Healthcare Jobs provides vital information about an array of rewarding, high-paying careers for people without a medical license. Healthcare employees work with caring workers, cutting-edge technology, and patients grateful for their help. The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the healthcare industry to create more new jobs from 2008 to 2018 than any other industry. This article ranks the 10 highest-paying, non-MD healthcare jobs in order of average annual salary, and includes information about the duties that come with the job and the educational requirements for the job.

The 25 Best Entry-Level Jobs provides information on a wide variety of well-paid careers that allow entry into the profession with a bachelor’s degree or less. Each article describes the duties of someone holding that job title, together with educational requirements and average annual salary figures. This article will be of interest to anyone for whom immediate job prospects are a major consideration in deciding on a college major.

The 10 Best Online MBA Programs ranks the top 10 programs in the country for pursuing an MBA degree online. A number of criteria have been employed in evaluating the programs and arriving at our ranking, including the evaluations of major ranking organizations, our own analysis of the schools’ MBA programs, and awards received by the schools. For each program, we provide information about its national ranking in various categories, admission requirements, tuition, concentrations, internships, and other details pertaining to its academic quality.

The 20 Best Hospitality Programs in the United States provides thumbnail sketches of the 20 top bachelor’s-degree programs in hospitality management, hotel and restaurant management, and similar majors at colleges and universities around the country. Also included is a short list of the top hospitality-management programs abroad.

How to Choose an iPhone App inaugurates our new Technology column. Today, we explore Apple’s online App Store for the iPhone and other devices, and provide helpful hints about about what features to look for in order to get the most out of your shopping experience.

William Dembski Interview. William Dembski is a world-famous mathematician, philosopher, and theologian. He is the author of more than 20 books, including the celebrated and controversial, The Design Inference (Cambridge UP, 1998), and is one of the founding fathers and leading lights of the intelligent-design critique of the neo-Darwinian interpretation of life and evolution. In this wide-ranging interview, Dembski recounts his personal and intellectual odyssey, and explains his views on intelligent design, active information, theodicy, the history and politics of the intelligent-design movement, and the state of academia in America today.

Jennifer Michael Hecht Interview. Jennifer Michael Hecht is the author of three history books and two volumes of poetry. Her bestseller, Doubt: A History, demonstrates a long, strong history of religious doubt. Hecht’s The End of the Soul won the Phi Beta Kappa Society’s 2004 Emerson Award “for scholarly studies that contribute significantly to interpretations of the intellectual and cultural condition of humanity.” Publisher’s Weekly called Hecht’s poetry book Funny “one of the most original and entertaining books of the year.” Her work appears in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, and The Washington Post.

The Top 10 Graduate Programs in Christian Apologetics provides you with the vital information you need for evaluating the top graduate programs in Christian apologetics at some of the most prestigious and influential seminaries in the country. For each program, you will learn what sort of training it involves, who the star faculty are, what accreditation it has, what online opportunities are available, and how much it costs, as well as features unique to that program—everything you need to help you decide where to seek the training to fulfill your calling to defend the truth of Christianity.

Richard Carrier Interview. Dr. Richard Carrier is a well-known and respected atheist author, blogger, and debater. He has a Ph.D. in ancient history, and is perhaps most famous for arguing from historical evidence that Jesus of Nazareth never existed. He is also engaged in formulating a complete worldview, from metaphysics to ethics, based on the philosophical system of secular naturalism. He discusses these controversial views, his personal background, and more in this engaging and thought-provoking interview.

The 10 Best Careers with an MBA profiles 10 different careers that are very attractive options for holders of the MBA degree. The article is organized according to job title. Each entry provides a description of the chief duties associated with that kind of job, along with educational requirements, projected employment outlook, and recent median annual salary figures for people with that title. If you are thinking about going for an MBA, or are wondering what you would do with that degree, you will definitely want to check out this article.

The 10 Best Executive MBA Programs provides a list of the academically best and most prestigious Executive MBA programs in the country. An Executive MBA program is designed for business professionals who have already been working for some years, have already achieved a mid-level administrative position in their company, and are now seeking assistance in climbing the final steps of the corporate ladder. The best EMBA programs are highly competitive, but have an excellent track record in helping mid-level executives to achieve the career advancement they are seeking.

Top 25 Schools for Online Nursing Degrees ranks the 25 best nursing schools in the country that offer extensive online degree programs, in order of affordability. The article focuses on popular RN-to-BSN degree programs, including information on tuition per credit hour, credit hours required for graduation, prerequisities, and accreditation for each one. Links are also provided to either in-depth descriptions or web pages for each of the schools ranked.

Rick Schenker Interview. Rick Schenker is president of Ratio Christi, a Christian apologetics organization with chapters on campuses of secular colleges and universities nationwide. Ratio Christi’s mission is to train students in the rational defense of Christianity, thus providing a well-informed dissenting voice on America’s campuses with which to challenge the hegemony of secular humanist, atheist, and materialist thinking in academia.

50 Top Atheists in the World ranks the 50 most significant atheists in the world today, according to both celebrity and seriousness. The article provides a photo and brief biographical sketch for each atheist, as well as links to their most influential books and web sites.

10 Best Nursing Careers delves into the wide variety of specialties that exist within the nursing profession in America today. Nursing specialties often provide both a better working environment and higher pay than a traditional hospital-based nursing career, for which an RN license is the only professional requirement. This article provides in-depth information about 10 of the best-paid and most highly sought-after nursing specialties, including duties, additional professional qualifications beyond the RN license, and expected salary.

10 Top Affordable Recognized Law Schools in the U.S. reviews 10 recognized and prestigious law schools that are also surprisingly affordable. The article gives information about in-state and out-of-state tuition costs, as well as other useful data for each school. In addition, U.S. News & World Report and National Jurist rankings and state bar-exam success rates are provided for each institution.

Caroline Crocker Interview. Dr. Caroline Crocker is a cell biologist with a PhD in immunopharmacology, who was fired from her job at George Mason University in 2005 and blacklisted from her profession by the NIH for mentioning in an introductory biology class that there are conceptual and evidential difficulties with the neo-Darwinian theory of evolution. A victim of extensive character assassination on the Internet, in this in-depth interview Dr. Crocker sets the record straight about her past encounters with academic intolerance and her present and future intellectual endeavors.

The Very Best Online Nursing Programs provides an in-depth look at the nursing profession in the U.S. today, including the various job categories within the profession, opportunities for online study for each of these, and rankings of the top online programs in the country according to type of degree, affordability, and academic excellence.

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